The Federation of Rhinelander is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 319 million Rhinelanderians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.4%.

The strong Rhinelanderian economy, worth 16.5 trillion Deutsche Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Trout Farming, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 51,835 Deutsche Marks, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year, the nation's hospitals are criticized for caring more about profits than patients, and this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rhinelander's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Rhinelander is ranked 226,403^rd in the world and 173^rd in Corsair for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.