The Kingdom of Roderick is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by King Roderick with an iron fist, and notable for its absence of drug laws, punitive income tax rates, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 27.757 billion Roderickians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt, well-organized morass — juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roderickia. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 61.8%.

The strong Roderickian economy, worth 753 trillion Rings a year, is highly specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Pizza Delivery, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 27,144 Rings, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Elections have been outlawed, Roderick has designated Roderickia as its capital city, The Order of the Raven has been named as Roderick's national religion, and King Roderick has just been declared ruler of Roderick in an international press conference. Crime is moderate. Roderick's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Order of the Raven.

Roderick is ranked 216,031^st in the world and 3^rd in United Bird Nations for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring zero on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.