The Free Land of Rihooka is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Kirsten with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 14.255 billion Rihookans 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded, outspoken morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 97.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Rihookan economy, worth a remarkable 1,907 trillion Ris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 133,782 Ris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Rihooka, a degree in Kirsten Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers, the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, and all judiciary cases are decided in the court of public opinion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rihooka's national animal is the Guinea Pig, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rihooka is ranked 301,313^th in the world and 48^th in Hippy Haven for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 18.03 on the Bus Surprisal Index.