The Papal States of Rome and Bologna is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Hilarius II with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, aversion to nipples, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 4.709 billion Romans 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, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, with Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rome. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.7%.

The strong Roman economy, worth 256 trillion Papal States Lire a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 54,559 Papal States Lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 163,679 per year while the poor average 14,205, a ratio of 11.5 to 1.

Nursing mothers are often arrested for indecent exposure, visitors to Rome and Bologna are microchipped and must be escorted by a Roman soldier - even to the bathroom, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and the letters L, G, and B must never be grouped together. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rome and Bologna's national animal is the Stork, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Rome and Bologna is ranked 121,641^st in the world and 13^th in CISB Reforged for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.54 law-abiding acts per hour.