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The Grand Duchy of Kingdom of Rija is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Theodore II with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cynical population of 4.183 billion Rijans are proud of their wide-ranging civil freedoms, and those who aren't tend to be dragged off the streets by men in dark suits and hustled into cars with tinted windows.

The large, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Industry, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mångårig. The average income tax rate is 55.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rijan economy, worth 261 trillion Gold coins a year, is quite specialized and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,587 Gold coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Equality looks curiously unequal, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high, and every week is blindness awareness week. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Kingdom of Rija's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Dalminismus.

Kingdom of Rija is ranked 253,611^th in the world and 151^st in Declansburg for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.45 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.