The Federation of Ryavsk is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Valery Petrovich Rudnikov with an even hand, and notable for its avant-garde cinema, sprawling nuclear power plants, and frequent executions. The compassionate population of 9.011 billion Ryavskans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

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

The all-consuming Ryavskian economy, worth 999 trillion Krobnyies 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 Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 110,964 Krobnyies, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Hordes of faceless civil servants are running cities, engine room hooch is the drink of choice among the nation's navy, bridge salesmen line up for blocks to make their cases at Valery Petrovich Rudnikov's office, and modelling agencies send their clients to work in nursing homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ryavsk's national animal is the Sadragats Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ryavsk is ranked 39,195^th in the world and 16^th in Saint Helene for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,732.79 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.