The Free Land of Upper Ryu Lorty is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Mister Leader with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 6.413 billion Upper Ryu-Lortyians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Loryuer. The average income tax rate is 77.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Upper Ryu Lortyian economy, worth 588 trillion octothorpes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 91,750 octothorpes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Garden flower shows rarely smell of roses, fewer people are bathing as citizens must show ration stamps before they can turn on their faucets, claiming that "my cousin said it was legal" is a common courtroom defense, and owning a really cute pet is grounds for immediate investigation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Upper Ryu Lorty's national animal is the thylacine, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ryuanism.

Upper Ryu Lorty is ranked 8,870^th in the world and 235^th in the South Pacific for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,031.61 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.