The Republic of Ranus Jan Rotho is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 280 million Ranus Jan Rothoans 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, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alondra. The average income tax rate is 71.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Ranus Jan Rothoan economy, worth 8.15 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 29,106 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, children's daycare starts at the crack of dawn, employers are finding it hard to screen candidates now that everyone gets A grades in their exams, and the Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ranus Jan Rotho's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ranus Jan Rotho is ranked 127,000^th in the world and 68^th in Atlanticana for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 862.61 on the Gilded Widget Scale.