The People's Republic of Goulash Imperium Romanum is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 888 million Romans 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 prioritizes Education, with Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Budapest. The average income tax rate is 81.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Roman economy, worth 45.5 trillion aureuses 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Retail. Average income is 51,271 aureuses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The entire entry for Goulash Imperium Romanum in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', the nation's taxpayers pay for foreign governments' extravagances, Leader's handshakes with opposition leaders usually lead to thumb wars, and deceased politicians spam the public with thousands of AI-generated voicemails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Goulash Imperium Romanum's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Goulash Imperium Romanum is ranked 122,682^nd in the world and 16^th in Roman Communes for Most Patriotic, with 13.07 flags saluted per person per day.