The People's Republic of Borkwitz is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Borkwitzian National Assembly with a fair hand, and renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.229 billion Borkwitzians 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 enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rosso Central. The average income tax rate is 91.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Borkwitzian economy, worth 118 trillion rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Information Technology, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 96,407 rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Professionals are ready to retire by the time they receive permission to use their credentials, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, Borkwitzian National Assembly's luxurious new home has been designated as a protected cultural heritage site, and brave curators do battle with disorganised government libraries. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Borkwitz's national animal is the Nue, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Borkwitz is ranked 52,301^st in the world and 610^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 142.34 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.