The SLUthing of Ratateague is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 22.249 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 prioritizes Education, although Environment, Healthcare, and Social Policy are also considered important, while Defense and Spirituality aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Holtmímir. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ratatasque economy, worth a remarkable 8,655 trillion labor credits 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 major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an amazing 389,038 labor credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, the long arm of the law possesses a rather slow hand, the nation's politicians are known more for the internet memes they spawn than any of their accomplishments, and the people elect the Supreme Court justices directly. Crime is totally unknown. Ratateague's national animal is the flying squirrel, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ratateague is ranked 1,196^th in the world and 7^th in The Social Liberal Union for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring 7,819.22 on the Societal Mobility Rating.