The E-Democracy of The Rhein States is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Herman von Pückler-Muskau with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 22.064 billion Rhein Statesians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Heidelberg. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Rhein Statesian economy, worth an astonishing 13,114 trillion Rheiner Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is a breathtaking 594,387 Rheiner Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The rich and poor vomit into separate bags, Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, elderly citizens regularly buy posh multimillion-Rheiner Mark mansions, and the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth. Crime is totally unknown. The Rhein States's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Absurdism.

The Rhein States is ranked 2,230^th in the world and 50^th in The North Pacific for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 13,032.24 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.