The People's Federation of Rivel is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 1.086 billion Rivelians 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 Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 72.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Rivelian economy, worth 134 trillion Ions a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is an impressive 124,035 Ions, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The running costs of homeless shelters are so high that it would be cheaper to buy houses for the homeless, drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, the Rivelian basket weaving sector is on the brink of collapse as cheap imports flood the market, and quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rivel's national animal is the Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rivel is ranked 159,827^th in the world and 2,873^rd in The North Pacific for Most Authoritarian, with 662.41 milliStalins.