The Republic of Chernovsk is a small, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 23 million Chernovskians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Chernovskian economy, worth 324 billion Stalniks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 14,105 Stalniks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military spending recently hit a new high, the jackhammer is considered a tool of artistic criticism, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chernovsk's national animal is the Red Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Chernovsk is ranked 308,811^th in the world and 2,300^th in the Rejected Realms for Highest Average Incomes, with 14,105.01 Standard Monetary Units.