The Republic of Socialist test 83 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, smutty television, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 5.623 billion Socialist test 83ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 82.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Socialist test 83ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,139 trillion guilders 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. 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 an amazing 202,671 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Getting an autograph has become harder than ever, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, invasive drug testing is now performed at elementary school sports days, and military pilots spend more time scraping feathers off their engines than flying their aircraft. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Socialist test 83's national animal is the kangaroo, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Socialist test 83 is ranked 242,132^nd in the world and 8,932^nd in Osiris for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -5.31 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.