The Syndicalist Republic of Rykkland is a gargantuan, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and smutty television. The compassionate, democratic population of 32.186 billion Rykklanders love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Education, with Healthcare, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rykkburgh. The average income tax rate is 34.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rykklander economy, worth a remarkable 3,512 trillion Spesoj 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 Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 109,134 Spesoj, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass, the "Underwear of Women in Power" issue of The Rykkburgh Times is sold out, and Leader is plotting to coup the Pacific (Rykkland has found 4 easter eggs). Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rykkland's national animal is the Timber Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rykkland is ranked 124,423^rd in the world and 183^rd in The Kodiak Republic for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 34.38 Effective Tax Rate.