The Blessed Transmatriarchy of Riveraland is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Queen Elena IV with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.07 billion Riverans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lesbos. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Riveran economy, worth 214 trillion petals 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 Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. Average income is 69,864 petals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A sudden shout of "surprise!" does not herald a party for teachers, a degree in Queen Elena IV Science with a Minor in Awesomeology starts many political careers, Riveran Standard Vodka is the only drink that bars stock, and the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riveraland's national animal is the cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Trans-Sophianism.

Riveraland is ranked 22,074^th in the world and 832^nd in The East Pacific for Most Extensive Civil Rights, with 76.92 Martin Luther King, Jr. Units.