The Empire of The Running Man is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Cory Summers with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, free-roaming dinosaurs, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 12.854 billion Running Manians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Runner's city. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The powerhouse Running Manian economy, worth a remarkable 1,737 trillion track spikes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 135,143 track spikes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ignorance is considered a politically desirable quality, the seats at the back of the parliament are reserved for indigenous ministers, large sections of The Running Man have been named national reserves to protect the native tribes living there, and visiting the best Running Manian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Running Man's national animal is the Tiger, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Running.

The Running Man is ranked 93,086^th in the world and 4,324^th in Osiris for Most Corrupt Governments, with 15.6 kickbacks per hour.