The E-Democracy of The Rhein States is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Herman von Pückler-Muskau with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 20.792 billion Rhein Statesians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Heidelberg. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Rhein Statesian economy, worth an astonishing 12,045 trillion Rheiner Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is a breathtaking 579,325 Rheiner Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police, government officials are held to the highest standard of morality, the amount welfare recipients spend on fertilizer has exploded, and collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise. Crime is totally unknown. The Rhein States's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Absurdism.

The Rhein States is ranked 547^th in the world and 27^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 29,570.55 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.