The United Socialist States of Central Ryal is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Yevgeny Terenti with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 4.089 billion Central Ryalians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Central City. The average income tax rate is 97.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Central Ryalian economy, worth 654 trillion Aqes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 160,003 Aqes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, the government has started a campaign to crack down on road rage and encourage alternate means of commuting, the nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, and Central Ryal has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Central Ryal's national animal is the Swallow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Agnosticism.

Central Ryal is ranked 2,724^th in the world and 134^th in The North Pacific for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 97.35 Effective Tax Rate.