The People's Republic of Riotania is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Sentinel van Riot with an even hand, and notable for its digital currency, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 17.153 billion Riotanians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Prestatyn. The average income tax rate is 92.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Riotanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,892 trillion Cashdollas a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 168,620 Cashdollas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Online terrorists are automatically assigned adverts for cheap balaclavas, facial disfigurement is a leading cause of supervillainy, group hugs break out during floor votes, and scientific journals publish third-graders' school essays. Crime is totally unknown. Riotania's national animal is the penguin, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Riotania is ranked 314,291^st in the world and 419^th in United Kingdom for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -11.77 on the Hickory Productivity Index.