The Empire of Great Rings is a gargantuan, pleasant nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 12.865 billion Great Rings have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.0%.

The strong Great Rings economy, worth 516 trillion Rings a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 40,165 Rings, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

It is illegal to make racist remarks in public, all citizens must pass a 'multicultural sensitivity test' to be deemed fit for society, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and military funding has been stripped back. Crime is moderate. Great Rings's national animal is the Ring, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Great Rings is ranked 133,977^th in the world and 43^rd in Penguia for Most Corrupt Governments, with 5.18 kickbacks per hour.