The Holy Empire of Russisch is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Grand Emperor with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, avowedly heterosexual populace, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, devout population of 4.72 billion Russischians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Velikij Petrograd. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Russischian economy, worth 597 trillion Rubles a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 126,505 Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right, Grand Emperor's office has a newly installed Max-Man arcade game programmed by a 5th-grader, elementary school children develop thousand-yard stares, and advert breaks are played at lower volumes to make them easier to ignore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Russisch's national animal is the Bear and its national religion is Tsarism.

Russisch is ranked 58,907^th in the world and 1^st in The Government of National Liberation for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 66.21 Effective Tax Rate.