The Federation of Roeder is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 7.547 billion Roederians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 78.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Roederian economy, worth 873 trillion points a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is an impressive 115,785 points, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Funeral directors are frequently looking at their watches during funerals, the construction of massive skyscrapers seems to be the result of Roeder's mid-life crisis, parents plead with their children to consider prostitution instead of philosophy, and the police turn a blind eye to desecration if it's done in the name of religion or protest. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roeder's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Roeder is ranked 288,289^th in the world and 3,897^th in the South Pacific for Lowest Overall Tax Burden, scoring -119.59 on the Hayek Index.