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“Semper Paratus”

The People's Socialist Republic of Russkya is a gargantuan, economically powerful nation, ruled by The Supremo with an iron fist, and remarkable for its compulsory military service. Its hard-nosed, hard-working population of 11.466 billion are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, pro-business government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Education, Defence, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Uranium Mining industry.

Russkya's Medieval Faire is renowned as one of the best in the region, the right to free speech is being drastically curtailed, violently opinionated speakers can be heard preaching their hateful views on every street corner, and police spend their Saturday nights breaking up illegal street races. 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 frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its currency is the Russkyari.

Russkya is ranked 3rd in the region and 48,189th in the world for Highest Unemployment Rates.