The Empire of Ruztips is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by The Enforcer with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 7.084 billion Ruztipsians 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sicurez. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ruztipsian economy, worth a remarkable 1,483 trillion Rutzes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an amazing 209,410 Rutzes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives, angry citizens complain that there isn't enough geographical diversity on the new banknotes, foreign invaders are putting Ruztipsian lab rats out of a job, and the government is giving peace a chance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ruztips's national animal is the Sea barnacle, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ruztips is ranked 290^th in the world and 1^st in Declansburg for Lowest Crime Rates, with 229.26 law-abiding acts per hour.