The State of Rosa Parks is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and renowned for its complete lack of public education, absence of drug laws, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 25.642 billion Rosa Parksians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

There is no government in the normal sense of the word; however, a small group of community-minded, liberal, pro-business, outspoken individuals is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Income tax is unheard of.

The very strong Rosa Parksian economy, worth a remarkable 1,057 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Trout Farming, and Soda Sales. Average income is 41,252 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 264,349 per year while the poor average 2,627, a ratio of 100 to 1.

Rosa Parks has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of Rosa Parks in an international press conference, politicians and casino owners who so much as wander into the same room are arrested on the spot, and most voters only see their chosen representative visit once every election cycle. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Rosa Parks's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rosa Parks is ranked 185,532^nd in the world and 4^th in Harare for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 282.13 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.