The Dictatorship of Ritrus is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by King Adam I with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 1.657 billion Ritrusians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Valcaster. The average income tax rate is 60.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ritrusian economy, worth 221 trillion Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 133,247 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Everything stops come summertime, EULAs remind customers that "Private Mode" is a browser setting rather than a promise, making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work, and rumours have it that a secret police is responsible for the recent spate of missing persons. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ritrus's national animal is the Seagull, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ritrus is ranked 12,597^th in the world and 32^nd in The League for Highest Poor Incomes, with 113,948.7 Standard Monetary Units.