The Glorious Reich of TheRuhr is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Chancellor Walter Traeger with an iron fist, and remarkable for its parental licensing program, ubiquitous missile silos, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 12.762 billion Reichers 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tannenhof. The average income tax rate is 67.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ruhric economy, worth a remarkable 1,991 trillion Reichsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 156,026 Reichsmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government is attempting to revitalize a gutted private sector, billions of Reichsmarks are spent to take high-quality photos of the Eagle Nebula, burgers often list "miscellaneous meats" in their ingredients, and employers are gradually adapting to the alien premise of paying wages to their workers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. TheRuhr's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Reich Edenism.

TheRuhr is ranked 28,765^th in the world and 6^th in Tarkin for Lowest Crime Rates, with 83.47 law-abiding acts per hour.