The United States of Rubley is a massive, safe nation, remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, compulsory military service, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.736 billion Rubleyians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 62.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Rubleyian economy, worth 259 trillion Lempiras a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 149,469 Lempiras, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 542,468 per year while the poor average 29,332, a ratio of 18.5 to 1.

Bleach is the nation's most common pesticide, a crystal a day keeps the establishment away, drug dealers have found themselves priced out by the government, and once-vitriolic celebrity chefs are now known for giving encouraging hugs to aspiring cooks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force. Rubley's national animal is the Tigre, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rubley is ranked 111,037^th in the world and 359^th in Concord for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 779.12 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.