The Socialist Republic of Rhastov is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, zero percent divorce rate, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 5.931 billion Rhastovians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Spirituality also on the agenda, while International Aid and Environment aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ranov. The average income tax rate is 39.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Rhastovian economy, worth 656 trillion Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 110,695 Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

When shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet, conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, Leader will only ring up foreign leaders if they agree to reverse the charges, and there's more than one way to skin a diplomat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rhastov's national animal is the brown bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Rhastov is ranked 63,968^th in the world and 9^th in Markion for Most Developed, scoring 72.9 on the Human Development Index.