The Roman Imperium of Vulcravia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by King Julius IV with an even hand, and remarkable for its strictly enforced bedtime, free-roaming dinosaurs, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.741 billion Romans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Education, Administration, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nova Roma. The average income tax rate is 45.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vulcravian economy, worth 314 trillion Denarii a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 180,502 Denarii, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes, cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, Vulcravian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about King Julius IV, and conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vulcravia's national animal is the Phoenix, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Romana.

Vulcravia is ranked 280,458^th in the world and 412^th in United Kingdom for Nicest Citizens, with 0.37 average smiles per day.