The May Flowers of Ruinenlust is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful population of 10.362 billion Rūins hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dendropolis. The average income tax rate is 16.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Rūîned economy, worth a remarkable 1,963 trillion Runes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 189,456 Runes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians always seem to take two steps forward then three steps back, selfie stick use is a required Scout badge, the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, and all recreational drugs are legal. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ruinenlust's national animal is the Flying Squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ruinenlust is ranked 393^rd in the world and 7^th in Forest for Rudest Citizens, with 483.76 Insults Per Minute.