The Restored First Republic of Ridnez is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Dominic Oberto with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.416 billion Ridnezites have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Magnifico. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ridnezite economy, worth a remarkable 1,618 trillion New England INC pounds a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Retail, Uranium Mining, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 218,236 New England INC pounds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 714,521 per year while the poor average 50,065, a ratio of 14.3 to 1.

Uprooting flowers for religious ceremonies is a felony, unemployed school bus drivers photobomb virtual classroom meetings, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, and open-casket funerals are avoided at all cost. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ridnez's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ridnez is ranked 276,289^th in the world and 173^rd in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Highest Food Quality, scoring 6.31 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.