The United Socialist States of Rosterbach is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 836 million Rosterbachians 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. The average income tax rate is 80.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Rosterbachian economy, worth 32.0 trillion Kroners a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 38,291 Kroners, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, punting clubs and posh accents have been added to the national curriculum, and contemporary art museums showcase the latest in centuries-old art. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rosterbach's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rosterbach is ranked 8,266^th in the world and 34^th in The Social Liberal Union for Least Corrupt Governments, with 94.54 percentage of bribes refused.