The Envoy of Glenrowan is a titanic, safe nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 23.563 billion Ratatekkers love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 94.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ratatasque economy, worth a remarkable 5,054 trillion ʝarls 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 an amazing 214,523 ʝarls, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The official Ratatasque Phrase Book weighs as much as a small child, weekly religious services often resemble campaign rallies, referenda are held for every conceivable government action, and an aboriginal talking stick is used for leaders' debates at election time. Crime is totally unknown. Glenrowan's national animal is the flying squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Glenrowan is ranked 4,009^th in the world and 2^nd in Ratateague for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 9,210.1 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.