The Battle of Roncesvalles of The Song of Roland is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Charlemagne with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and spontaneously combusting cars. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 22.944 billion Song of Rolandians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The large, corrupt, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Roncevaux. The average income tax rate is 96.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Song of Rolandian economy, worth a remarkable 5,518 trillion Durendals a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Soda Sales, Tourism, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 240,537 Durendals, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,571,478 per year while the poor average 14,519, a ratio of 108 to 1.

Charlemagne steals from the rich and gives to the needy, parents dread their examinations more than their children, convicted murderers are free to walk the streets provided they attend rehabilitation classes, and political cartoons depicting Charlemagne's face on a Veillantif's buttocks are selling like hotcakes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Song of Roland's national animal is the Veillantif, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

The Song of Roland is ranked 4,216^th in the world and 29^th in NationStates for Highest Food Quality, scoring 219.55 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.