Location: Socialist Federative Republics

Overview • People • Government • Economy • Trend • Analysis

The People's Socialist Republic of Russkya is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by The Supremo with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 15.825 billion 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.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 71%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

Soylent products are an expensive commodity due to a lack of volunteers, citizens are expected to be proficient in at least five languages, calling out of the blue has become taboo, and new safety regulations require all cars manufactured in Russkya to be bombproof. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Russkya's national animal is the Grey Steppe Eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Russkyari.

Russkya is ranked 2nd in Socialist Federative Republics and 88,146th in the world for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -10 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.

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NationStates by Max Barry, author of and