The Vanguard Republic of Rayakavkaz is a huge, orderly nation, ruled by Premier Vanguard Barkovskyy with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 778 million Rayakaz are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, socially-minded, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kra'Yat. The average income tax rate is 73.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Rayakaz economy, worth 104 trillion Krots a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 134,023 Krots, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

13-year-old internet trolls are treated as a threat on par with terrorists, military minds worry that 'the blue screen of death' on brand new operating systems may be a literal description, the central politburo bears the fruits of everyone's labor, and Premier Vanguard Barkovskyy has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rayakavkaz's national animal is the Brown Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Rayakavkaz is ranked 20,046^th in the world and 302^nd in Europe for Highest Poor Incomes, with 92,683.17 Standard Monetary Units.