The Empire of Rhobia is a large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 56 million Rhobians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 48.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Rhobian economy, worth 2.64 trillion Rhodeks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,126 Rhodeks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It takes months to get the proper permits for a child's first tricycle, the average commuter spends four hours a day driving to and from work, diners regard burgers made from mechanically reclaimed cow protein as "proper meat", and homeless people can be found sleeping on streets in front of unoccupied second homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rhobia's national animal is the Gryphon, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Rhobia is ranked 63,523^rd in the world and 617^th in Europe for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 51.48 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.