The Dictatorship of Die Riech is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Ludwig with an iron fist, and renowned for its closed borders, infamous sell-swords, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 18.664 billion Riechians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Berlin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 42.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Die Riechian economy, worth a remarkable 5,288 trillion Riechmarks a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 283,332 Riechmarks, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,126,035 per year while the poor average 48,083, a ratio of 23.4 to 1.

Dàguó is simultaneously dead and alive, to 'cut off family ties' is no longer just a phrase, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct, and the welfare administration's new sweeping authority has forced the poor and needy to shop from pre-approved grocery lists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Die Riech's national animal is the imperial eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Die Riech is ranked 332,379^th in the world and 37^th in Ridgefield for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 7.58 on the Kitten Softness Rating.