The Riassi Republic of Riassi is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Emekri Zoulatesh with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, lack of airports, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 3.856 billion Riassis are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Riastok. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Riassi economy, worth 744 trillion Auremuses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 193,008 Auremuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes, it's all white elephants on parade, residents of houses built on a foundation of wishful thinking are prone to an odd sinking feeling, and it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma. Crime is totally unknown. Riassi's national animal is the Walrus, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is No Official Religion.

Riassi is ranked 159,439^th in the world and 16^th in Albastru for Largest Populations, with 3.86 billion capita.