The Republic of Raul89 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its smutty television, frequent executions, and ban on automobiles. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 6.147 billion Raul89ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Industry are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 60.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Raul89ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,276 trillion florins 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 black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. 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 207,654 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches, they who do not work shall not eat, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', and sex changes are routinely performed at Raul89's hospitals. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Raul89's national animal is the kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Raul89 is ranked 261,093^rd in the world and 9,160^th in Lazarus for Most Primitive, scoring -193.52 on the Scary Big Number Scale.