The Federative Republic of Ricel is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by President with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, triple-decker prams, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, devout population of 5.743 billion Ricelians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ricelia. The average income tax rate is 67.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ricelian economy, worth a remarkable 1,039 trillion Rixes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 181,048 Rixes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, Air Ricel is rumored to receive more government funding than the Ricelian Air Force, people say that cubists are rubbish because they can't draw faces, and voting for pro-Bigtopian candidates is voluntary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ricel's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Ricel is ranked 75,426^th in the world and 1,150^th in The North Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,342.68 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.