The Stratocracy of Ribanzi is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Commander with an even hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, complete lack of prisons, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 12.413 billion Ribans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moonlight. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Riban economy, worth a remarkable 4,038 trillion credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 325,341 credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The justice of Ribanzi is considered superior to that of other nations, the phrase 'spreading like wildfire' is no longer in the public lexicon, war vets look after war animals, and the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ribanzi's national animal is the commando, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Bushido.

Ribanzi is ranked 75,040^th in the world and 3,538^th in Lazarus for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 3,508.8 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.