The Empire of Rushav is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Dan Elkin with an even hand, and renowned for its ban on automobiles, zero percent divorce rate, and daily referendums. The compassionate, devout population of 1.612 billion Rushavians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Karvin. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Rushavian economy, worth 175 trillion Zyres a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 108,920 Zyres, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes, a blood-red mark on the doorframe means a building must be passed over for destruction, the new Refuse Hills housing development is under construction, and people who make the leader's blood boil get boiled. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rushav's national animal is the Lynx, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Confucianism.

Rushav is ranked 15,242^nd in the world and 28^th in Aesica for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,017.7 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.