The Republic of Rixte is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Mattias Rikter with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate population of 6.966 billion Rixteans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Xaviuse. The average income tax rate is 86.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rixtean economy, worth 781 trillion Rixies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 112,232 Rixies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every workday begins with group therapy, children's TV shows are having a gay old time, giggling elementary school newspaper reporters want to know why Mattias Rikter is a silly poophead, and quiet professionalism has returned to the nation's armed forces. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rixte's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rixte is ranked 22,980^th in the world and 578^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 258.97 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.