The Terrible Swift Sword of Like a Rock is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, unlimited-speed roads, and strictly enforced bedtime. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 26.11 billion Like a Rockians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 20.4%.

The very strong Like a Rockian economy, worth a remarkable 1,972 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 75,552 $$s, with the richest citizens earning 6.4 times as much as the poorest.

New pilots are regularly reminded that they are more expendable than their planes, Leader has no checks and balances after the upper house was abolished, adultery has been made a capital offence, and textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Like a Rock's national animal is the Dolly Varden, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Like a Rock is ranked 79,200^th in the world and 2^nd in Strait of Gibraltar for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,921.34 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.