The Republic of John Ratio is a small, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning ratio population. The hard-working population of 45 million John Ratioans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 18.3%.

The John Ratioan economy, worth 1.99 trillion ratios a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 44,266 ratios, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. John Ratio's national animal is the ratio, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

John Ratio is ranked 306,718^th in the world and 8^th in Graveyard for Largest Black Market, with 11.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.