The Democratic Republic of The Rouse is a huge, genial nation, notable for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 786 million Rouseans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rouse Hill. The average income tax rate is 77.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Rousean economy, worth 70.1 trillion lire a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 89,217 lire, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Group hugs break out during floor votes, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, the Federal Council of The Rouse has been announced as the new Head of State, and the government's new priority is citizens' access to cat videos. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Rouse's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

The Rouse is ranked 301,654^th in the world and 2,530^th in the West Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -10.96 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.