The Republic of Rocketfuel48 is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its enslaved workforce, prohibition of alcohol, and stringent health and safety legislation. The devout population of 4.61 billion Rocketfuel48ians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 52.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rocketfuel48ian economy, worth 363 trillion Rocketfuels a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,777 Rocketfuels, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

A National Academy regulates grammar and usage, former school buses now regularly shuttle kids to the nearest shopping centers to work, the government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, and theatre may or may not be changing for the better but it is being changed for good. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rocketfuel48's national animal is the Rocketfuel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rocketfuel48 is ranked 96,780^th in the world and 38^th in Voidwolf for Nicest Citizens, with 14.64 average smiles per day.