The Ocean world of Ricalda is a huge, safe nation, ruled by EFC Louis Varius with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, otherworldly petting zoo, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 799 million Ricaldans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social and economic equality; they tend to view other countries as corrupted by the hollow pageantry of sham elections.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Administration, although Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cython. The average income tax rate is 56.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ricaldan economy, worth 82.1 trillion Felons a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 102,716 Felons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It's best to decline if EFC Louis Varius offers to buy a round of drinks, not all rivers run to the sea, the poorest Ricaldans live in 'the stacks', and banning party poppers has been a real party pooper. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ricalda's national animal is the Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ricalda is ranked 191,082^nd in the world and 6^th in Rainy peninsula for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 693.79 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.