The Republic of Raynland is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its smutty television, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 159 million Raynlandians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Raynlandian economy, worth 6.93 trillion raiendollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,580 raiendollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The tightness of border controls in Raynland leave a little to be desired, libraries are replacing history books and classic novels with technical manuals and trades directories to match the nation's changing demands, maximum security fish farms leave caged salmon pining for the fjords, and rumor has it that Leader has won three lotteries in a row. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raynland's national animal is the Golden Retriever, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Raynland is ranked 294,710^th in the world and 1,094^th in Carcassonne for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.86 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.