The Federation of Roeder is a mammoth, efficient nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, conspicuous electricity pylons, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 7.915 billion Roederians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 79.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Roederian economy, worth 960 trillion points a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 121,346 points, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom, the mob and the police have recently had numerous clashes in the back alleys of Roeder's cities due to the government's steadfast anti-casino stance, adverts depict men giving birth while cursing the women who got them into trouble, and the military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roeder's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Roeder is ranked 195,359^th in the world and 2,565^th in the South Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring zero on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.