The Most Serene Republic of Rome Sublime is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its complete lack of prisons, restrictive gun laws, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.34 billion Romans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 35.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Rome Sublimean economy, worth 100 trillion Lire a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,916 Lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools, polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, busy commuters no longer hear the cries of "I want some more!" on the nation's streets, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime is totally unknown. Rome Sublime's national animal is the wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rome Sublime is ranked 21,664^th in the world and 2^nd in Aura for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,107.85 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.