The Grand Duchy of Rivienland is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Grand Duke Willem the Fourteenth with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, complete lack of prisons, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate, hard-working, devout population of 5.781 billion Rivienlanders have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hindeveen. The average income tax rate is 69.7%.

The all-consuming Rivienlandian economy, worth 345 trillion Rivenlander guilders a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 59,690 Rivenlander guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

The government is cutting back on the number of political prisoners executed each year, foreign musicians that Grand Duke Willem the Fourteenth dislikes are turned away at the border, unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims, and getting a blood transfusion from a Rivienlander entitles a foreigner to citizenship. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rivienland's national animal is the Rivienlander yellow warbler, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Rivienland is ranked 193,753^rd in the world and 283^rd in Forest for Most Armed, with 0.2 Weapons Per Person.