The Republic of Julius Root is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, complete lack of prisons, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 9.054 billion Julius Rootians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.3%.

The powerhouse Julius Rootian economy, worth 794 trillion golds a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Gambling, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 87,703 golds, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 346,497 per year while the poor average 15,029, a ratio of 23.1 to 1.

Elementary school students are required to master Bach's Chaconne in D before graduation, high food prices have reduced the national diet to staple foods and water, the Holy Office of the Inquisition is the highest court in the land, and discarded pennies litter the streets. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Julius Root's national animal is the fairy, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Julius Root is ranked 309,672^nd in the world and 3,722^nd in Remembrance for Nicest Citizens, with 0.72 average smiles per day.