The Restored First Republic of Ridnez is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Dominic Oberto with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, sprawling nuclear power plants, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.379 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 1,604 trillion New England INC pounds a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Information Technology, Retail, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 217,451 New England INC pounds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 714,280 per year while the poor average 49,644, a ratio of 14.4 to 1.

There's a lot of smoke from the nation's "green economy", the comic book series 'Dominic Oberto and the Villainous Corporate Cronies' is a best-seller, the nation's orphanages and maternity wards have been nicknamed 'the Killbot Factories', and savvy nightclub-goers know that structurally unsound venues sell the cheapest drinks. 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 16,268^th in the world and 57^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 8,891.26 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.