The Oppressed Peoples of Minskievian Refugees is a massive, genial nation, remarkable for its teetotalling pirates, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.357 billion Minskievian Refugeesians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 20.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Minskievian Refugeesian economy, worth 104 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Arms Manufacturing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,362 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

School children are expected to know the names of all seven hundred native tribes and their cultural practices, schools offer a range of lessons in subjects as diverse as The Economics of Bullying for Lunch Money, suburban backyards are seized by the government and turned into national parks, and the amount welfare recipients spend on fertilizer has exploded. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Minskievian Refugees's national animal is the walrus, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Minskievian Refugees is ranked 234,408^th in the world and 270^th in Refugia for Most Patriotic, with 2.44 flags saluted per person per day.