The State of Prince Raymond is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 41.265 billion Prince Raymondians 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, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. The average income tax rate is 12.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Prince Raymondian economy, worth a remarkable 3,556 trillion betales a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is 86,196 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, some Prince Raymondian athletes have defected to Blackacre after being denied the chance to compete in international sporting events, doctors who mutter "Oh my God" often lose their medical license, and knock-knock jokes regularly get removed from websites for being too edgy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Prince Raymond's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Prince Raymond is ranked 122,004^th in the world and 3^rd in The Bandits for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.51 law-abiding acts per hour.