The Bannorn of Rhyos is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Bann Edol vos Aviri with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and compulsory military service. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 7.12 billion Rhyosians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Velos. The average income tax rate is 17.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Rhyosian economy, worth 386 trillion kamas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,233 kamas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The bum of Bann Edol vos Aviri has been voted the most recognisable in Rhyos, lending money has become a major liability, indigenous tribal elders can be recognised by their designer watches and expensive suits, and priests roam the streets with child-catcher nets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Rhyos's national animal is the falcon, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities, and its national religion is Vezkelios.

Rhyos is ranked 76,739^th in the world and 1^st in Slavers Bay for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 101.73 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.