The Confederacy of Ratopiali is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Constantine with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 2.276 billion Ratopialians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rodentia. The average income tax rate is 53.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ratopialian economy, worth 238 trillion Sails a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 104,871 Sails, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

R-SPAN features senators wrestling with ever-increasing production elements, foreign football clubs wave the Ratopialian flag before every game, businesses are abandoning the city centre because of the lack of transport connections, and clergy never mention brand names for fear of losing their government subsidies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ratopiali's national animal is the Rat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Eastern Orthodoxy.

Ratopiali is ranked 16,472^nd in the world and 1,069^th in Lazarus for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,162.53 pounds of wildlife per square mile.