The Republic of Bolsheselsky is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The hard-nosed population of 886 million Bolsheselskyians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 32.1%.

The thriving Bolsheselskyian economy, worth 82.0 trillion Ducats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,549 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Snowball fights inaugurate summer breaks, Bolsheselsky City University is said to be the modern-day Tower of Babel, flatulent people are left to die of cancer at the end of hospital waiting lists, and Leader shrugs in the face of growing inequalities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bolsheselsky's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Bolsheselsky is ranked 77,248^th in the world and 563^rd in Novaya Zemlya for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,290.96 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.