The Republic of Rombat is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Kepler Hart with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, smutty television, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.399 billion Rombatians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kör. The average income tax rate is 70.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rombatian economy, worth 570 trillion Dans a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 129,552 Dans, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Kepler Hart can often be seen hanging around playgrounds chatting with the kids, stores employing more than 100 employees are required to be at least twenty miles from any competitor, young girls and senior citizens alike can be spotted wearing colourful short shorts, and spoiler warnings are now given out before political speeches. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rombat's national animal is the Horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Orthodoxy.

Rombat is ranked 20,911^th in the world and 8^th in Gypsy Lands for Smartest Citizens, with 66.94 quips per hour.