The State of Rathgannon is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic population of 23.354 billion Rathgannonians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The strong Rathgannonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,564 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 66,973 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 455,335 per year while the poor average 3,598, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, Rathgannon has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Rathgannon in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Rathgannon's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Rathgannon is ranked 97,382^nd in the world and 1^st in Rabat for Most Cultured, scoring 66 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.