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The Kautiva and of Riegaburg is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed population of 699 million Riegan-Kautivians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 53.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Riegan-Kautivan economy, worth 16.2 trillion Schillings a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Trout Farming, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 23,228 Schillings, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Riegaburg recently decided against having a capital city, most academic research has ground to a halt, broken suspension systems are giving auto repair shops plenty of business, and a law degree is required before telling people not to drink and drive. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riegaburg's national animal is the Bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Riegaburg is ranked 244,823^rd in the world and 52^nd in Trica for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -1.18 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.