The Most curious observations observed observedly by the observing observers curiously have now observed this nation is now the (and I better be nice about this as he is now an admin) administrative administration of the Curious Observations of the administrator of Roavin is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Jonathan Relean with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 17.579 billion Roavinians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

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 Namartis. The average income tax rate is 88.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Roavinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,635 trillion Johtirs a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 93,026 Johtirs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Lovesick people are told 'it's not them, it's you', citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee, a new "thought police" branch is being developed, and the Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roavin's national animal is the Left-Handed Chicken, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Roavin is ranked 175,699^th in the world and 165^th in The Amaranthine Isles for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 77.49 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.