The Burgeoning Empire of Rubidum is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Cookie the pug with an iron fist, and notable for its infamous sell-swords, ritual sacrifices, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 12.115 billion Rubidians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mops tsitadel'. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 93.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Rubian economy, worth a remarkable 3,615 trillion Rubian Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 298,433 Rubian Credits, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,489,430 per year while the poor average 7,027, a ratio of 354 to 1.

Drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, the government seizes corporate assets it deems 'scary enough', disposable antiseptic wipes are considered a social necessity, and vats of anabolic steroids are being dumped into the ocean to make Rubian mussels the biggest in the South Pacific. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rubidum's national animal is the Pug, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Crusader-ism.

Rubidum is ranked 2,878^th in the world and 72^nd in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 713.72 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.