The Republic of Raul29 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, disturbing lack of elderly people, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 7.88 billion Raul29ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Raul29ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,282 trillion kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 289,667 kronor, with the richest citizens earning 7.2 times as much as the poorest.

Politicians accepting drinks in bars are executed for taking bribes, returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion, people on the brink of death are put through unwanted and stressful procedures, and when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raul29's national animal is the fox, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Raul29 is ranked 8,178^th in the world and 513^th in Lazarus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 105.07 law-abiding acts per hour.