The 2nd Socialist Republic of Bessarasia is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Alaina Tereshkova with a fair hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, free-roaming dinosaurs, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 11.85 billion Bessarasians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, corrupt, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Pyotrsvic. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Bessarasian economy, worth a remarkable 3,420 trillion Fauxres 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 288,691 Fauxres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Snap elections are called over every minor impasse, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, and it's considered a civil right to be allowed to neglect and mistreat your own children. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Bessarasia's national animal is the Bessarasian Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Rasian Orthodox.

Bessarasia is ranked 266,170^th in the world and 1,039^th in Europe for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -5.06 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.