The United Socialist States of Central Ryal is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Yevgeny Terenti with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.967 billion Central Ryalians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

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 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Central Ryalian economy, worth 973 trillion Aqes 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 163,162 Aqes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Gossip magazines have pictures of Yevgeny Terenti sunbathing on the beach with political rivals, Yevgeny Terenti's used car is held together by bumper stickers that support the opposition, workers of "fairweather faith" claim six months of paid leave for holy days per year, and droves of former desperados are applying to join the border police. 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 6,683^rd in the world and 337^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 9,082.28 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.