The Republic of Riniete is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed population of 5.511 billion Rinieteans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 32.5%.

The Rinietean economy, worth 223 trillion pesos a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Gambling, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 40,571 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, a PhD just ain't what it used to be, survivors of attempted maternal infanticide are sentenced to live with their mothers forever, and Riniete has designated Riniete City as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riniete's national animal is the giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Riniete is ranked 111,564^th in the world and 10^th in Badlands Frontier for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 753.49 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.