The Under-Empire of The Horned Rat is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by the Council of Archlords with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 42.915 billion Leagueists are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order and Industry also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Prostenta. The average income tax rate is 89.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Horned Ratian economy, worth an astonishing 12,325 trillion hedge funds a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 287,197 hedge funds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The ongoing space elevator construction project has elevated the national debt to all new levels, evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case, and the The Horned Rat Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Horned Rat's national animal is the peacock, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Church of the Anukai.

The Horned Rat is ranked 3,540^th in the world and 1^st in The Dark Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 125.43 law-abiding acts per hour.