The Federal socialist republic of Duravian is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Alexandrov Tarmakesh with an even hand, and renowned for its pith helmet sales, state-planned economy, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.098 billion Dvarians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Rudenburg. The average income tax rate is 69.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Duravianian economy, worth 170 trillion Ktrovs a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 155,438 Ktrovs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event, acute politicians deride opposition members for being obtuse, and civil engineers are undermining sinkholes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Duravian's national animal is the Lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Duravian is ranked 110,595^th in the world and 325^th in Europe for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,775.82 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.