The United Socialist Republics of Leouschburgh is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Artyom Morozov with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 6.194 billion Leouschburghians 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 Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hoffstadt. The average income tax rate is 87.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Leouschburghian economy, worth 676 trillion Leouschburghian marks 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 109,197 Leouschburghian marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens living in underground cities have developed a healthy green glow, it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom, the nation wears its high incidence of chromosomal diseases as a badge of pride, and excessive wheelchair ramps on government buildings have been compared to theme park attractions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Leouschburgh's national animal is the Leouschburghian Water Rail, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Not Applicable.

Leouschburgh is ranked 148,242^nd in the world and 209^th in Democratic Socialist Assembly for Least Corrupt Governments, with 92.89 percentage of bribes refused.