The Republic of Ranus Jan Rotho is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 326 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 73.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Ranus Jan Rothoan economy, worth 10.4 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 mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 31,827 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest national park is visited by more sharks than people, the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, the government mails weekly updates on the new anti-junk mail laws to every citizen, and voting district maps are said to resemble a tyrannosaurus eating the capital. 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 69,867^th in the world and 36^th in Atlanticana for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 109.49 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.