The Incorporated States of Ruplor is a large, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, zero percent divorce rate, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 153 million Ruplorians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, moralistic government is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Healthcare also on the agenda, while Law & Order and International Aid receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Ruplorian economy, worth 7.72 trillion dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 50,463 dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 227,596 per year while the poor average 6,890, a ratio of 33.0 to 1.

The realistic depiction of tentacles is on the core syllabus of most art schools, most farmers are indentured to agrochemical conglomerates, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, and angst-filled teenagers are rushing off to buy government bonds for some odd reason. Crime is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Ruplor's national animal is the whale, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Ruplor is ranked 294,114^th in the world and 4,865^th in eta for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 32.09 on the Kitten Softness Rating.