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“Workers of the world, unite!”

The Soviet Socialist Union of Osea 767 is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Premier Aleksander Mironov with a fair hand, and notable for its parental licensing program. Its hard-nosed, intelligent population of 4.473 billion love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent, corrupt government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Defence, Law & Order, and Education. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Serovskya. The average income tax rate is 100%. A powerhouse of a private sector is dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry.

Councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, anti-government political posters adorn every building like wallpaper, a government program is underway to revitalize Osea 767's beaches, and voting is voluntary. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Osea 767's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Osean Ruble.

Osea 767 is ranked 10th in the region and 1,843rd in the world for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry.