The Commonwealth of Chaysovhoz is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Council of commonwealth with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, prohibition of alcohol, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 1.08 billion Chaysovhozians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Apiary. The average income tax rate is 73.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Chaysovhozian economy, worth 140 trillion Tea seeds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 129,805 Tea seeds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A shipwreck is everyone's fault but the captain's, flight attendants rip down curtains with revolutionary fervor, major cities are suffering under water rationing, and bins outnumber trees in city parks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chaysovhoz's national animal is the bee, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Chaysovhoz is ranked 32,536^th in the world and 935^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Income Equality, scoring 69.8 on the Marx-Engels Emancipation Scale.