The United Socialist States of Rosterbach is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 722 million Rosterbachians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 80.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Rosterbachian economy, worth 27.5 trillion Kroners 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 38,031 Kroners, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads, all facts are created equal, and the nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rosterbach's national animal is the Wolf, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rosterbach is ranked 198,951^st in the world and 57^th in The Social Liberal Union for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 468.38 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.