The Most Ancient Republic of Ridann is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by the Grand Protector with an iron fist, and notable for its aversion to nipples, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and national health service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 38.847 billion Uberstani are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ultrapolis. The average income tax rate is 78.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Uberstani economy, worth an astonishing 11,131 trillion Lucres a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 286,538 Lucres, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

All major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, charity workers were first up against the wall when the time came, and the government is a law unto itself. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ridann's national animal is the Emperor Crocodile, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is a blend of state backed philosophies.

Ridann is ranked 4,855^th in the world and 107^th in The East Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 161 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.