The Republic of Riften Guard is a huge, orderly nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-working, cynical population of 677 million Riften Guardians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 11.8%.

The Riften Guardian economy, worth 30.1 trillion septims a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,511 septims, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Surveillance cameras are banned, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, and Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done. Crime is moderate. Riften Guard's national animal is the wolf.

Riften Guard is ranked 205,728^th in the world and 537^th in The Blades for Safest, scoring 36.8 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.