The Uberstani Republic of Ridann is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by the Grand Protector with an iron fist, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, anti-smoking policies, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 30.05 billion Uberstani are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ultrapolis. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 63.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Uberstani economy, worth a remarkable 8,827 trillion Lucres a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 293,749 Lucres, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,592,531 per year while the poor average 27,962, a ratio of 57.0 to 1.

Strip mining of rare earth metals is up while back problems are down, the elderly are killed softly with a song, national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, and college athletes are arrested for selling lemonade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ridann's national animal is the Terrestrial Raptor, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is a blend of state backed philosophies.

Ridann is ranked 773^rd in the world and 18^th in The East Pacific for Most Influential, scoring 119,071 on the Soft Power Disbursement Rating.