The Republic of Randesia Union is a tiny, efficient nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 7 million Randesias enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.5%.

The thriving Randesia economy, worth 531 billion Randes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 75,937 Randes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 265,423 per year while the poor average 15,791, a ratio of 16.8 to 1.

A valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales', all tariffs have been abolished, books are considered luxuries only available to the incredibly wealthy, and the children of Randesia Union are often remarked upon for their cheery attitude to extreme violence. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Randesia Union's national animal is the Black Rhino, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Randesia Union is ranked 102,734^th in the world and 789^th in the Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 60.83 on the Human Development Index.