The Republic of Ustyansky District is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, parental licensing program, and frequent executions. The compassionate, hard-working population of 509 million Ustyansky Districtians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 34.7%.

The powerhouse Ustyansky Districtian economy, worth 27.6 trillion Ducats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,301 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Adultery has been made a capital offence, CEOs can't hear the term 'Fire Sale' without bursting into tears, wanting a better life for your child is prohibited by a clause in the criminal code, and foreign countries consider stepping on their grass to be a serious offense. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ustyansky District's national animal is the Bear.

Ustyansky District is ranked 263,012^th in the world and 574^th in Novaya Zemlya for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -5.99 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.