The Democratic Republic of Ride Tide is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its frequent executions. The democratic population of 504 million Ride Tideans enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 15.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Ride Tidean economy, worth 20.7 trillion Inks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 41,059 Inks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Maths Professor Barbie is the most popular toy for boys and girls alike, the death penalty has been reintroduced, marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, and TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas. Crime is totally unknown. Ride Tide's national animal is the Scriptgeist, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ride Tide is ranked 174,325^th in the world and 13^th in Sui for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,556.1 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.