The Kingdom of Riddenheim is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Jander II with a fair hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 3.412 billion Riddenheimers are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The tiny, outspoken government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Industry, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valken. The average income tax rate is 9.3%.

The powerhouse Riddenheimic economy, worth 314 trillion Silver Rubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 92,146 Silver Rubles, with the richest citizens earning 5.3 times as much as the poorest.

The military has forsaken terrestrial warfare, King Jander II's campaign events reach their climax when the celebrity endorsers reveal themselves, school children across the country are staging hunger strikes to protest government-mandated salads, and workers have their fruitcake and eat it too. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Riddenheim's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Iskrenism.

Riddenheim is ranked 37,208^th in the world and 16^th in Arkonos for Smartest Citizens, with 43.33 quips per hour.