The Democratic Republic of Roano is a very large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, aversion to nipples, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 451 million Roanoans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roto. The average income tax rate is 63.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Roanoan economy, worth 18.2 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 40,309 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Burning twigs to keep warm while lost in the wild is now a felony, transgender and agender are on the education agenda, vital intelligence-gathering activities are often put on hold for Call of Honor tournaments, and the government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires). Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roano's national animal is the Capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Roano is ranked 73,002^nd in the world and 853^rd in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 131.91 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.