The United Socialist States of Zorvetsk is a fledgling, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, cynical population of 6 million Zorvetskians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 54.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Zorvetskian economy, worth 198 billion Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 33,070 Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Elections have been outlawed, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, and asking 'does my bum look big in this?' leads to 30 hours of self-esteem classes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zorvetsk's national animal is the Brown Bear.

Zorvetsk is ranked 278,803^rd in the world and 555^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Developed, scoring 49.73 on the Human Development Index.