The Republic of Roman Kivu is a massive, cultured nation, renowned for its digital currency, frequent executions, and lack of airports. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.743 billion Roman Kivuans 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.9%.

The strong Roman Kivuan economy, worth 191 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,906 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 6.1 times as much as the poorest.

Political spontaneity takes a lot of planning, people accuse the government of being in bed with Big Safety, Roman Kivuans incessantly needle their doctors for relief, and scavengers with burlap sacks and shovels skulk around graveyards. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roman Kivu's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Roman Kivu is ranked 66,693^rd in the world and 20^th in Fukuoka for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 4,177.1 on the Hickory Productivity Index.