The Hegemony of The City State Rhydin is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Empress Tsari'Atra Ri'Zun with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 35.862 billion Rhydinians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Social Policy, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rhydin. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 68.8%.

The frighteningly efficient City State Rhydinian economy, worth a remarkable 7,444 trillion Rhydin Hegemony Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 207,589 Rhydin Hegemony Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Rhydinians are fixin' ta comma any way they wanna, toy versions of heroin paraphernalia let kids pretend to be their favourite TV characters, nobody is allowed to mention what religion terrorists follow, and under love's heavy burden Empress Tsari'Atra Ri'Zun sinks lower in the political right's esteem. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The City State Rhydin's national animal is the tbe, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The City State Rhydin is ranked 2,413^th in the world and 14^th in Gholgoth for Largest Populations, with 35.9 billion capita.