The Federal Republic of Razela is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its aversion to nipples, compulsory military service, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, democratic population of 146 million Razelans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 29.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Razelan economy, worth 11.2 trillion Rens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 76,580 Rens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Razela City Preparatory School for the Exceedingly Wealthy's basketball team is having a few off-years, Air Razela is rumored to receive more government funding than the Razelan Air Force, autocrats are persona non grata, and history textbook pages are used as impromptu tissues by distraught students. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Razela's national animal is the Razelan Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Razela is ranked 276,466^th in the world and 4,822^nd in The East Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -11 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.