The Democratic States of The Comitern is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 29 million Comiternians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 69.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Comiternian economy, worth 192 billion Sachalin Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 6,632 Sachalin Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Comitern's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Comitern is ranked 82,696^th in the world and 1^st in Comitern for Nicest Citizens, with 15.51 average smiles per day.