The Democratic Republic of Ricore is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Norbert Michelange with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 7.212 billion Breakfasts enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rififi Lumière. The average income tax rate is 47.8%.

The all-consuming Ricoréan economy, worth 668 trillion biscottes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 92,715 biscottes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

There's never enough space in space, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, the end of communism came with retail rather than revolution, and Jennifer Government is a bestseller. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ricore's national animal is the marsupilami, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Bilingualism.

Ricore is ranked 11,124^th in the world and 2^nd in Lewisham for Safest, scoring 119.8 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.