The Kingdom of Rail Rat is a mid-sized, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 75 million Rail Ratians 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 Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 12.3%.

The Rail Ratian economy, worth 4.75 trillion auses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is 63,267 auses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and cyclists spend more time unlocking their bicycles than they do cycling. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Rail Rat's national animal is the Rat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Rail Rat is ranked 48,177^th in the world and 28^th in The Invaders for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 55,485.33 Standard Monetary Units.