The Socialist Republic of Vethakruz is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Karlos Bolshev with an even hand, and notable for its compulsory military service, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 954 million Vethakruzians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kruziktus. The average income tax rate is 83.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Vethakruzian economy, worth 111 trillion Kuruks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 116,812 Kuruks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Real chickens replace rooster weather vanes on inner-city rooftop gardens, citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon, census workers struggle to account for the rapidly increasing number of citizens to tabulate, and the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Vethakruz's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Vethakruz is ranked 87,084^th in the world and 33^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,813.51 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.