The Startling Empire of Riemstagrad is a behemoth, cultured nation, ruled by Riem with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, otherworldly petting zoo, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 51.028 billion Riims enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The tiny government prioritizes Education, with Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Environment are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Riemski Grad. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Riim economy, worth a remarkable 8,032 trillion Francs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 157,405 Francs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The people have taken "Hail Riem" as an invitation to lob rocks, marijuana is legal in the privacy of your own home, this summer's chart-toppers sound almost the same as last year's, and people are often woken up by rubbish music. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. Riemstagrad's national animal is the Parakeet, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Heavy Metal.

Riemstagrad is ranked 76,114^th in the world and 72^nd in belgium for Most Corrupt Governments, with 26.57 kickbacks per hour.