The Federation of Ratamahata is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Stoico Patino with an even hand, and notable for its frequent executions, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.639 billion Ratamahatans 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jasco. The average income tax rate is 21.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ratamahatan economy, worth 152 trillion Lira Ratamahatans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,078 Lira Ratamahatans, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Government officials go door-to-door educating about the dangers of pseudoscience, the atmosphere in Ratamahatan boardrooms is turning more gay, the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Jasco, and most citizens in Ratamahata are abject pyrophobes after extremely graphic pamphlets were mailed nationwide by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ratamahata's national animal is the Jacaré Vermelho, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sepencismo ✥.

Ratamahata is ranked 165,463^rd in the world and 3,936^th in the Rejected Realms for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 201.6 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.