The Sanctus Imperium of Roma Oriens is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by βασιλεύς Λίαμ Σορτ with an iron fist, and renowned for its strictly enforced bedtime, avowedly heterosexual populace, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.54 billion Romans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Constantinople. The average income tax rate is 35.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Roman economy, worth 85.8 trillion Soliduses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,694 Soliduses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Hairdressers are among those who have disappeared overnight, war vets look after war animals, roads are often attended by round-the-clock construction crews, and panels from bankrupt rooftop solar companies are used as props for sci-fi B-movies. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roma Oriens's national animal is the Double Headed Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Roman Orthodoxy.

Roma Oriens is ranked 152,271^st in the world and 113^th in Fifth Empire for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 555.3 on the Gilded Widget Scale.