The Fiefdom of Ricol is a very large, efficient nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical population of 226 million Ricolians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.4%.

The very strong Ricolian economy, worth 16.7 trillion ryus a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. Average income is 73,679 ryus, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ricol's national animal is the panther.

Ricol is ranked 144,536^th in the world and 28^th in Dixie for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,038.91 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.