The Grand Duchy of Riverfoot is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Duke Hilduin van Keiheuvel with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 2.693 billion Riverfooters enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Riviervoetstad. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Riverfootish economy, worth 410 trillion florins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 152,330 florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

According to the latest national census as many as two-thirds of the respondents possibly consider 'violet' their favorite color, innocent defendants often plead guilty for fear of receiving a much harsher sentence before jury, primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit, and only adults may purchase violent video games. Crime is totally unknown. Riverfoot's national animal is the crayfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Riverfoot is ranked 286,091^st in the world and 330^th in Refugia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -16.01 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.