The Soviet Republic of Khaltes is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Chairman with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, free-roaming dinosaurs, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 15.438 billion Soviets are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Augustgrad. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Soviet economy, worth a remarkable 5,109 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 330,943 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The 'maybe not shock and awe' foreign policy initiative is showing promise, high-tech infantry rifles automatically reload when the soldier shoots outside the screen of their helmet HUD, elections demand a proportionate response, and colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Khaltes's national animal is the wolverine, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Khaltes is ranked 2,751^st in the world and 1^st in The Empire of Walbard for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 10,779.32 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.