The Republic of Runabout is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and frequent executions. The hard-working population of 4.397 billion Runaboutians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.1%.

The strong Runaboutian economy, worth 234 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 53,331 Delta Eagles, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 219,079 per year while the poor average 8,566, a ratio of 25.6 to 1.

Glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, parents are relieved they no longer need to help with their kids' algebra homework, and many feel that the government's ban on cars to combat reckless driving was "a tad excessive". Crime is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Runabout's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Runabout is ranked 231,374^th in the world and 6^th in Mazandaran for Nicest Citizens, with 11.33 average smiles per day.