The Bild of all bildins of Riddley Walker is a mammoth, socially progressive nation, ruled by Riddley Walker with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 9.084 billion Riddley Walkerians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bildins. The average income tax rate is 68.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but sluggish Riddley Walkerian economy, worth 197 trillion Widders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 21,711 Widders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Radio shows frequently feature people denouncing religion, pretending to be prejudiced is a good way to get out of jury duty, science centers and state of the art laboratories are ubiquitous, and military strategists are questioning the wisdom of subsidizing the economies of sworn enemies. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riddley Walker's national animal is the Dump, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Widder.

Riddley Walker is ranked 274,694^th in the world and 2^nd in The Prison for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -6.23 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.