The People's Republic of Borkwitz is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Borkwitzian National Assembly with a fair hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.206 billion Borkwitzians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rosso Central. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Borkwitzian economy, worth 116 trillion rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 96,523 rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mothers are routinely abandoning their children in the name of women's rights, bitter pastors forced to officiate gay marriage 'accidentally' pronounce couples "husband and abomination", the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose, and professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Borkwitz's national animal is the Nue, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Borkwitz is ranked 284,384^th in the world and 1,312^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Patriotic, with 0.4 flags saluted per person per day.