The Socialist Republic of Krusavich is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Mighiale Gearsen with an even hand, and notable for its pith helmet sales, unlimited-speed roads, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 18.65 billion Krusavas are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social and economic equality; they tend to view other countries as corrupted by the hollow pageantry of sham elections.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mensean. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Krusavain economy, worth an astonishing 10,074 trillion malchens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. Average income is a breathtaking 540,187 malchens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Krusavain novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Mighiale Gearsen, new arrivals are asked the location of the Minister of the Interior's birthmark, the sudden proliferation of nuclear weapons is very queer, and paleogeneticists have taken a Jurassic bite out of the budget. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Krusavich's national animal is the ratel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Krusavich is ranked 536^th in the world and 4^th in Forest for Highest Average Incomes, with 540,187.24 Standard Monetary Units.