The Armed Republic of Soviet Terran is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by President Fyodor Basargin with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 20.442 billion Русские have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The tiny government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Education and Administration are also considered important, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vladikosmos. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Soviet economy, worth a remarkable 5,618 trillion GNS a year, is mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 274,861 GNS, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 911,813 per year while the poor average 61,840, a ratio of 14.7 to 1.

Immigrant herding has become a national pastime, protesters are up in arms over new nuclear power stations, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and a ban on robots in disguise has transformed the entertainment industry. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Soviet Terran's national animal is the Black Wyvern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Soviet Terran is ranked 4,665^th in the world and 140^th in The North Pacific for Highest Average Incomes, with 274,861.45 Standard Monetary Units.