The Empire of Ru- is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Yoshio with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, pith helmet sales, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 22.111 billion Ruvians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Ru. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Ruvian economy, worth a remarkable 5,207 trillion Rens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 235,530 Rens, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 902,119 per year while the poor average 42,445, a ratio of 21.3 to 1.

The green glow is a sign of clean energy, collisions between bicycles and carnival floats are on the rise, the transition from trojan horses to regular old horses is on track, and Ruvians firmly believe that their heroes never farted or popped their pimples. Crime is totally unknown. Ru-'s national animal is the Dragonfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Kaelity.

Ru- is ranked 103,148^th in the world and 4^th in The Strategic and Economic Alliance for Highest Drug Use, scoring 170.97 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.