The Republic of Znamensky District is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, daily referendums, and lack of airports. The cynical, devout population of 563 million Znamensky Districtians 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 Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 46.0%.

The powerhouse Znamensky Districtian economy, worth 46.2 trillion Ducats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,037 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

You can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, government popup ads are springing up like weeds, and politicians accost strangers in the street to ask their problems. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Znamensky District's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Znamensky District is ranked 122,340^th in the world and 559^th in Novaya Zemlya for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,179.91 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.