The Grand Duchy of Reynaerdia is a very large, safe nation, notable for its daily referendums, zero percent divorce rate, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 213 million Renardines are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 67.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Reynaerdian economy, worth 15.6 trillion Ryns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is 73,119 Ryns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A girl's success in life is often linked to her performance in beauty pageants, the experimental sculpture "Overtures In Dried Red Fox Dung" has been declared a national treasure, a whispered 'that's not very nice' is a teacher's toughest weapon, and old people living in plastic bubbles complain about a new type of social isolation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Reynaerdia's national animal is the red Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Reynaerdia is ranked 60,951^st in the world and 56^th in The Western Isles for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 155.48 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.