The Battle of Poltava is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 24.996 billion Poltavans are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.6%.

The thriving Poltavan economy, worth a remarkable 1,284 trillion hryvnias a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 51,381 hryvnias, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 156,960 per year while the poor average 13,037, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Punitive tariffs protect local industry, the government is seen to favor Catholics, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, and education and welfare spending are on the rise. Crime is moderate, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Poltava's national animal is the bear.

Poltava is ranked 106,490^th in the world and 8^th in Ukraine for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,599.5 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.