The Dominion of Riberiyn Arctic Research is a large, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 137 million Riberiyns are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 65.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Riberiyn economy, worth 4.30 trillion Rings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Trout Farming, and Gambling. Average income is 31,362 Rings, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, fair-weather fans talk during plays while die-hard theatre enthusiasts stay at home, the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, and moles make up an incredible part of the upper crust. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riberiyn Arctic Research's national animal is the Fox, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Riberiyn Arctic Research is ranked 138,953^rd in the world and 7^th in Riberiyn for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 483.73 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.