The Deep Black Canyon of Rocke Bottom is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Underbelly with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, complete lack of prisons, and state-planned economy. The compassionate population of 21.591 billion Rocke Bottomers have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Downunder City. The average income tax rate is 54.0%.

The all-consuming Rocke Bottomian economy, worth a remarkable 1,437 trillion rockes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 66,579 rockes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government is proud to report that ten percent of all tax revenue goes to funding suspected terrorist organizations, former gun owners are finding that brandishing paintball guns isn't as satisfying as the real thing, the government is interviewing for thousands of 'Religious Censor' positions, and when their backs are against the walls Rocke Bottomers look out for gay men. Crime, especially youth-related, is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Rocke Bottom's national animal is the Rocke lobster, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Rocke Bottom is ranked 263,115^th in the world and 12^th in God Only Knows Why This Region Exists for Lowest Crime Rates, with 43.54 law-abiding acts per hour.