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“Zhit' stalo luchshe, zhit' stalo veselej!”

The Communist Federation of Stoklomolvi is a colossal, economically powerful nation, ruled by Vladimir Stuyonovich with an iron fist, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.181 billion are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vladistov. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, followed by Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining.

Schoolchildren have twice-weekly sex education classes, people faint regularly as they get stuck with compulsory vaccinations, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, and fur coats have become the latest fashion trend. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Stoklomolvi's national animal is the Siberian Tiger, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the stoklomov.

Stoklomolvi is ranked 38th in the region and 54,091st in the world for Happiest Citizens.