The Empire of Rusheim is a titanic, orderly nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 14.471 billion Rusheimians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 37.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Rusheimian economy, worth 725 trillion Ice blocks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 50,113 Ice blocks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

More sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people, all mothers are allowed six months fully-paid maternity leave, state media insists that Leader is the most fashionable leader in Arden, and cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rusheim's national animal is the Yak, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rusheim is ranked 269,337^th in the world and 2^nd in Arden for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 26.28 on the Bus Surprisal Index.