The United Duchies and States of Kingdom of Ribaria is a massive, genial nation, ruled by King Álmos VII with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.907 billion Ribars hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aurélia. The average income tax rate is 58.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ribarian economy, worth 187 trillion ✠Ribárfillér✠s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,576 ✠Ribárfillér✠s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The nation is currently revamping its entire education system, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays, and people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kingdom of Ribaria's national animal is the Paramecium Aurelia, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ribar Catholicism.

Kingdom of Ribaria is ranked 283,444^th in the world and 3,847^th in the Pacific for Most Patriotic, with 0.42 flags saluted per person per day.