The Dictatorship of Die Riech is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Ludwig with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, barren, inhospitable landscape, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 14.706 billion Riechians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berlin. The average income tax rate is 87.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Die Riechian economy, worth a remarkable 4,263 trillion Riechmarks a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is an amazing 289,943 Riechmarks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves, sociologists ponder how baby-napped ethnic minority 'runaways' could have gone so bad so soon, the country has been 'going shopping' by annexing nearby nations for their resources, and military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Die Riech's national animal is the imperial eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Die Riech is ranked 7,539^th in the world and 7^th in Ridgefield for Most Secular, with 97.25 Atheism Rate.