The Democratic States of The Rumz Basin is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Chief Executive Tsuchii with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 1.598 billion Rumz Basinians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Greater Chūsin. The average income tax rate is 14.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Rumz Basinian economy, worth 180 trillion Saekgims a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 113,152 Saekgims, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools, signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles, skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, and flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Rumz Basin's national animal is the Dhole, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is State Secularism.

The Rumz Basin is ranked 72,195^th in the world and 1,719^th in the Rejected Realms for Most Patriotic, with 19.44 flags saluted per person per day.