The Unyielding Ancient of Rites of Rylanor is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Venerable Dreadnought Rylanor with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, zero percent divorce rate, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 9.816 billion Rylanorians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Terra. The average income tax rate is 38.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rylanorian economy, worth 807 trillion gelts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,259 gelts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

There are no longer any roads less traveled, citizens are constantly disappointed to find their nuisance neighbours are still alive, glancing at the car radio display while driving is treated as attempted homicide, and gun regulations are so strict even staple guns and hot glue guns are illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rylanor's national animal is the aquila, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Imperial Truth.

Rylanor is ranked 292,770^th in the world and 3,712^th in Remembrance for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.86 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.