The Nomadic Peoples of The 88 Keys of Roosevelt Sykes is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Roosevelt Sykes with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.673 billion 88 Keys of Roosevelt Sykesians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elmar. The average income tax rate is 98.2%.

The frighteningly efficient 88 Keys of Roosevelt Sykesian economy, worth a remarkable 2,070 trillion dollars a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 194,006 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Doctors prescribe videos of political debates to patients with insomnia, faceless corporations are expected to assume parental responsibility over millions of teenagers, only the richest get to see out of their windows, and trade policy consists of ganging up on the new guy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The 88 Keys of Roosevelt Sykes's national animal is the bumblebee, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

The 88 Keys of Roosevelt Sykes is ranked 4,228^th in the world and 5^th in The Delta for Lowest Crime Rates, with 120.63 law-abiding acts per hour.