The Free Land of Het Ryk is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, absence of drug laws, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 28.027 billion Het Rykians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, with Healthcare and Education also on the agenda, while Law & Order isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 46.0%.

The Het Rykian economy, worth 889 trillion guilders a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 31,752 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low. Het Ryk's national animal is the elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Het Ryk is ranked 174,062^nd in the world and 2^nd in het Ryk for Largest Governments, scoring 10.68 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.