The Boaty Congratulatory Ship of RMSboatymcboatface is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Featured XVII with a fair hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, irreverence towards religion, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 9.281 billion Crewmembers hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Featuria. The average income tax rate is 55.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient RMSboatymcboatfacean economy, worth 601 trillion Featured Lactose-Free Cakes 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 led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is 64,840 Featured Lactose-Free Cakes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Gambling is outlawed, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, sales of trenchcoats are on the rise, and the weather report is the prisoners' favourite programme. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. RMSboatymcboatface's national animal is the Featured Pigeon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Featurism.

RMSboatymcboatface is ranked 278,879^th in the world and 11,786^th in Lazarus for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring -6.63 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.