The Socialist Heroes Republic of Riyon is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by The General Da Biyong Hoh with an iron fist, and notable for its ban on automobiles, ubiquitous missile silos, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.851 billion Riyonians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yangyong City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 83.2%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Riyonian economy, worth 81.8 trillion Wuns a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Cheese Exports, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 44,214 Wuns, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

The line of people waiting for a visa interview in front of foreign embassies is typically a mile long, the government invades its allies more than its enemies, public transit is widely considered to be perpetrating the patriarchy, and several citizens have complained about scientists abducting their pets for experimentation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riyon's national animal is the White Crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Riyon is ranked 47,625^th in the world and 287^th in The Leftist Assembly for Longest Average Lifespans, with 84.27 years.