The Free Land of Arthur William Ryder is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its burgeoning Giraffe population. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 15.731 billion Arthur William Ryderians enjoy frequent elections, which are uniformly corrupted by big-spending corporations buying politicians who best suit their interests.

The relatively small, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.6%.

The very strong Arthur William Ryderian economy, worth 873 trillion Platinums a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 55,536 Platinums, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 169,651 per year while the poor average 14,091, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Arthur William Ryder's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Arthur William Ryder is ranked 113,191^st in the world and 288^th in Memeland United for Highest Food Quality, scoring 20.69 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.