The Furutani Branch Shrine of Rather Slow is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by James May with a fair hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.38 billion Organists are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of A Shed. The average income tax rate is 32.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Captain Sense of Direction economy, worth 175 trillion The Bloody Awfuls a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,537 The Bloody Awfuls, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government, the A Shed Film Festival recently voted 'James May Getting Hit By Football' as best film, scientists are researching the best way to kill off humanity to prevent catastrophic war, and the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rather Slow's national animal is the Spaniel and its national religion is Anal Pre-Flight Checks.

Rather Slow is ranked 106,473^rd in the world and 498^th in the Outback for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,335.48 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.