The United States of Ritrela is a tiny, socially progressive nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 9 million Ritrelans 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, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.6%.

The thriving Ritrelan economy, worth 557 billion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is 61,944 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 219,265 per year while the poor average 12,635, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Ritrela's national animal is the falcon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Ritrela is ranked 13,439^th in the world and 46^th in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 5,544.27 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.