The Third Empire of Rishivaraja is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Devaraja Suryavarman IV with an iron fist, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, frequent executions, and smutty television. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 942 million Rishivarajis are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rishivaraja. The average income tax rate is 80.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Rishivaraji economy, worth 106 trillion Silver Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 112,716 Silver Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientific ethics are on the chopping block, owning a fishing rod can cause you to be subject to military questioning, the government regularly hires contractors to construct high rise apartments, and bemused citizens are encouraged to sing foreign-language hymns of religions they have never heard of. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rishivaraja's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Rishivaraja is ranked 157,784^th in the world and 91^st in Eladria for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 370.8 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.