The Community of Rust City is a very large, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 243 million Gamblers enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, pro-business government, or what there is of one, prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Education, and Administration also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 3.8%.

The powerhouse Rust Cityian economy, worth 23.7 trillion Caps a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 97,446 Caps, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 431,378 per year while the poor average 13,756, a ratio of 31.4 to 1.

The nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas, the jackhammer is considered a tool of artistic criticism, male cubicle workers stand up every time a woman enters the room, and many believe that Leader's head is big enough for the sun to orbit around it. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Rust City's national animal is the Pigeon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Rust City is ranked 302,225^th in the world and 75^th in Divorced Nations of Earth for Nicest Citizens, with 1 average smiles per day.