The Republic of Rododendeedron is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Supreme Magistrate Camellia Squirub with an even hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 9.521 billion Rododendeeses enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hickorydickorydooton. The average income tax rate is 90.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rododendeedronian economy, worth a remarkable 1,150 trillion Rhodes a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 120,850 Rhodes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Faceless corporations are expected to assume parental responsibility over millions of teenagers, the Rododendeedronian Babysitters Club has proven to be a huge relief to stressed-out parents across the nation, the tobacco industry has burnt out, and schools have extensive counseling programs for troubled students. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rododendeedron's national animal is the Squirrel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secular Humanism.

Rododendeedron is ranked 284,062^nd in the world and 109^th in Audinesca for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.59 kickbacks per hour.