The United Republics of Boratstans is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Borjat Serkov with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 3.6 billion Borjatstanians 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 Healthcare, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Almaty. The average income tax rate is 65.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Boratstansian economy, worth 201 trillion Soumids a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 55,859 Soumids, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School children asked "what is two times two?" are likely to form a symposium to discuss how different answers make them feel, advertisers are struggling to make water sound cool to a twitchy public, fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, and garishly-decorated government buildings are being hailed as the height of 'religious nouveau'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Boratstans's national animal is the Borjatstanian Mountain Crow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Zher'dorox.

Boratstans is ranked 45,303^rd in the world and 132^nd in Conch Kingdom for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 160.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.