The Republic of Rot Island is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 12.13 billion Rot Islandians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 36.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Rot Islandian economy, worth a remarkable 1,792 trillion Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 147,787 Lire, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 588,509 per year while the poor average 24,998, a ratio of 23.5 to 1.

When their backs are against the walls Rot Islandians look out for gay men, diaper-wrapped shawarma is a fan-favorite, tourists soak their luggage in boiling water before unpacking, and Max Barry finally has time for writing books after NationStates was recently outlawed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rot Island's national animal is the Finned Shark, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Rot Island is ranked 26,864^th in the world and 57^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Highest Average Incomes, with 147,787.03 Standard Monetary Units.