The Ocean world of Ricalda is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by EFC Louis Varius with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, ubiquitous missile silos, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate population of 1.037 billion Ricaldans are prohibited from doing almost everything but make sure no one in government gets away with anything either.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cython. The average income tax rate is 66.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ricaldan economy, worth 108 trillion Felons a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,224 Felons, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Delivery truck companies use hospital parking lots to store 16-wheelers, older citizens lament over the loss of law and order, ghost regiments exist only on paper, and therapists can always squeeze in another house-call. Crime, especially youth-related, 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, and its national religion is Preuniverseilism.

Ricalda is ranked 10,792^nd in the world and 1^st in Rainy peninsula for Safest, scoring 119.19 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.