The Allied States of Rotegia is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 3.198 billion Rotegians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Lukasville. The average income tax rate is 24.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rotegian economy, worth 219 trillion Rolks a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Average income is 68,767 Rolks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Oil rigs in winter are heated by contained oil slick fires, homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, Renaissance frescos are being chiselled off public walls, and the government's official position on invasive species is 'who cares?'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Rotegia's national animal is the tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Fundamentalist Christianity.

Rotegia is ranked 143,496^th in the world and 5,756^th in Lazarus for Largest Populations, with 3.20 billion capita.