The Armed Republic of Wagner RC is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The democratic population of 95 million Wagner RCians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Wagner RCian economy, worth 613 billion Sachalin Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Retail. Average income is 6,461 Sachalin Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Wagner RC's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Wagner RC is ranked 324,576^th in the world and 20^th in Raspberry Commune for Largest Black Market, with 1.00 billion Standard Monetary Units.