The Colony of Riemstagrad Kaarten Depot 03 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its triple-decker prams, pith helmet sales, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 9.561 billion Kaarts are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 86.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Riemstagrad Kaarten Depot 03ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,730 trillion Banks a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 181,003 Banks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

Ships are encouraged to deliberately run aground onto Riemstagrad Kaarten Depot 03ian beaches, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation, you can say what you like about the genocidal murderers that rule Riemstagrad Kaarten Depot 03 but at least the trains run on time, and citizens are tied down and forced to watch educational videos on empathy. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Riemstagrad Kaarten Depot 03's national animal is the Joker, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Riemstagrad Kaarten Depot 03 is ranked 96,784^th in the world and 3,258^th in Osiris for Most Primitive, scoring -8.64 on the Scary Big Number Scale.