The Confederacy of Riogrand is a very large, genial nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cynical population of 128 million Riograndianoes 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 relatively small, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 12.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Riograndian economy, worth 7.45 trillion Valettris a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 58,174 Valettris, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Leader to meetings with foreign heads of state, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, the general public only knows their favorite politician's first name, and the government has strong opinions about what goes into your bodily orifices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riogrand's national animal is the Cervo, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Riogrand is ranked 201,998^th in the world and 238^th in Declansburg for Highest Food Quality, scoring 11.8 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.