The Holy Empire of Zmey Vostok is a large, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service, vat-grown people, and aversion to nipples. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 143 million Vostokis are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 25.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Zmey Vostokian economy, worth 14.6 trillion rubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 101,940 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, no one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, family trees become bare as entire branches are lopped off, and jails have become colloquially known as 'vampire houses'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zmey Vostok's national animal is the Evil Penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Zmey Vostok is ranked 36,031^st in the world and 2^nd in Mundus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 4,401.3 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.