The Republic of Riob is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning cobra population. The hard-working population of 387 million Riobians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 15.5%.

The Riobian economy, worth 18.3 trillion pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 47,396 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riob's national animal is the cobra.

Riob is ranked 55,037^th in the world and 1^st in Rio Branco for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,550.59 on the Hickory Productivity Index.