The Socialist State of Ropanama is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Harris Berkley with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, devout population of 3.621 billion Ropanamans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Brickersburg. The average income tax rate is 72.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ropanaman economy, worth 550 trillion Ropanam Reais a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 152,114 Ropanam Reais, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Party-lovers often change religions just for the weekend, parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list, banning party poppers has been a real party pooper, and Harris Berkley reduces citizens' commute times by giving away their homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ropanama's national animal is the Cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Lutheranism.

Ropanama is ranked 172,625^th in the world and 3,844^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 593.89 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.