The Holy Empire of Ruberious is a huge, safe nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 552 million Erastrans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Celestalis. The average income tax rate is 52.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Erastran economy, worth 38.9 trillion Aurum Sanctums a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 70,486 Aurum Sanctums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

Trails to natural wonders are littered with trash from reality film crews, the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance, private law firms are unheard of, and power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ruberious's national animal is the Phoenix Sanctus, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ruberious is ranked 40,297^th in the world and 1,287^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 5,180.74 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.