The High Seas of Roscrea is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Captain 8Ball with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 2.639 billion Roscreans 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Crane Shore. The average income tax rate is 71.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Roscrean economy, worth 240 trillion Golds a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 91,119 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, foreign leaders' Twitcher accounts are monitored for potential threats to national security, and mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Roscrea's national animal is the Roscrean Black Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is The 9 Divines.

Roscrea is ranked 38,163^rd in the world and 411^th in Europe for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 4,841.61 on the Gilded Widget Scale.