The Dictatorship of Die Riech is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Ludwig with an iron fist, and remarkable for its public floggings, national health service, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 18.567 billion Riechians 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berlin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Die Riechian economy, worth a remarkable 5,265 trillion Riechmarks a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 283,568 Riechmarks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,120,317 per year while the poor average 48,593, a ratio of 23.1 to 1.

The mob and the police have recently had numerous clashes in the back alleys of Die Riech's cities due to the government's steadfast anti-casino stance, a typical fast food menu item could serve a small army, gated communities have guards to keep their residents in, and Dàguó is simultaneously dead and alive. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Die Riech's national animal is the imperial eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Die Riech is ranked 61,305^th in the world and 21^st in Ridgefield for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 154.94 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.