The Armed Republic of Rod 181 is a massive, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The cynical population of 1.206 billion Rod 181ians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The enormous, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 73.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Rod 181ian economy, worth 7.34 trillion Rods 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 6,089 Rods, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rod 181's national animal is the Gun, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rod 181 is ranked 234,515^th in the world and 116^th in RAILGUN for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 136.32 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.