The Soviet Socialist Republic of Borivika is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, cynical population of 507 million Borivikans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gorkigrad. The average income tax rate is 69.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Borivikan economy, worth 40.9 trillion Chervonets a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 80,653 Chervonets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Political detractors refer to Leader as 'that Bigtopian puppet', government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations, cane fights are a common sight in nursing homes, and power stations shutting down at night has made bedtime reading tricky. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Borivika's national animal is the Nautilidae, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Borivika is ranked 273,790^th in the world and 511^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Populations, with 507 million capita.