The Most Ancient Republic of Ridann is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by the Grand Protector with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, disturbing lack of elderly people, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 38.996 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 government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ultrapolis. The average income tax rate is 78.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Uberstani economy, worth an astonishing 11,226 trillion Lucres a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 287,888 Lucres, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Charity workers were first up against the wall when the time came, the government is a law unto itself, the sound of silence from abandoned Violetist temples is deafening, and the national colors help to make everyone look slimmer. 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 Scrubgrazer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is a blend of state backed philosophies.

Ridann is ranked 72,532^nd in the world and 445^th in The East Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 41.69 on the Bus Surprisal Index.