The Dictatorship of Ricksland is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cynical population of 289 million Rickslandians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 67.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Rickslandian economy, worth 20.8 trillion ducats 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 significant contributions from Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 71,908 ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Snitches get riches, it is not politically correct to suspect that a serially convicted burglar might steal again, the big red machine has ground to a halt, and literature classes frequently go on field trips to rock concerts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ricksland's national animal is the phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ricksland is ranked 13,820^th in the world and 323^rd in the South Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 1,489.38 on the Clooney Contribution Index.