The Third Roman Empire of Japtilas is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Romulus Romano with an even hand, and remarkable for its conspicuous electricity pylons, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 6.928 billion Japtilasians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Japtilopolis. The average income tax rate is 57.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Japtilasian economy, worth a remarkable 1,429 trillion Japtis a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 206,386 Japtis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and planes with cockpit glass are reserved for the top pilots. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Japtilas's national animal is the Stock Exchange, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Japtilas is ranked 64,312^th in the world and 4^th in MHBs New Earth for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 16,604.71 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.