The Republic of Rocketfuel is a colossal, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 4.886 billion Rocketfuelians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 60.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Rocketfuelian economy, worth 510 trillion rockets a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 104,492 rockets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The number of students attending university has reached a record high, counselors diagnose their clients with motherboard complexes, cowboys often wear wolfskin jackets to the saloon, and the military is researching proton packs and PK-meters to combat "unseen enemy forces". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rocketfuel's national animal is the rocket, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rocketfuel is ranked 46,659^th in the world and 46^th in House Boucher for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 97.21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.