The Rogue Nation of Metamorphic Stone is a mammoth, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 6.585 billion Metamorphic Stoneans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Metamorphic Stonean economy, worth 119 trillion Rocks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Trout Farming, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 18,171 Rocks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Metamorphic Stone's national animal is the Rock, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Metamorphic Stone is ranked 325,009^th in the world and 5^th in The Forbidden West for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.