The Kingdom of Rikara is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Antonio Cufaci with an even hand, and notable for its prohibition of alcohol, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 8.845 billion Rikarans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Copenhagen. The average income tax rate is 75.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rikaran economy, worth 648 trillion Kroner a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,319 Kroner, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Captured Brasilistani POWs are staying in 5-star hotels, quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces, holiday light displays just aren't the same without seizure-inducing strobe effects, and foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rikara's national animal is the Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Protestant Christianity.

Rikara is ranked 54,574^th in the world and 1^st in PSUSH for Largest Populations, with 8.85 billion capita.