The Restored First Republic of Ridnez is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Dominic Oberto with an iron fist, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, free-roaming dinosaurs, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 7.311 billion Ridnezites are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Magnifico. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 65.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ridnezite economy, worth a remarkable 1,711 trillion New England INC pounds a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 234,121 New England INC pounds, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 825,804 per year while the poor average 48,015, a ratio of 17.2 to 1.

Retail staff are trained to take both inside leg measurements and the lives of their enemies, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, the military frequently holds bake sales to raise funds, and charity distribution sites are regularly raided by the police. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ridnez's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ridnez is ranked 12,818^th in the world and 70^th in Confederation of Corrupt Dictators for Lowest Crime Rates, with 96.89 law-abiding acts per hour.