The E-Democracy of The Rhein States is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Hermann von Pückler-Muskau with a fair hand, and notable for its daily referendums, soft-spoken computers, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 14.134 billion Rhein Statesians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Heidelberg. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Rhein Statesian economy, worth a remarkable 5,827 trillion Rheiner Marks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 412,304 Rheiner Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The restriction that you must be over 1.1 metres tall to ride a carnotaurus has recently been waived, almost all of the nation's water is piped into the country from abroad for exorbitant prices, one-man canoes fitted with the latest tracking technology leave no room for one man, and cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy. Crime is totally unknown. The Rhein States's national animal is the Peregrine Falcon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Absurdism.

The Rhein States is ranked 800^th in the world and 50^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 4,830.33 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile.