The Theocracy of Rustea is a large, cultured nation, notable for its compulsory military service, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 135 million Rusteans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 69.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Rustean economy, worth 2.39 trillion coins 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 Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 17,721 coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The mob vote is a crucial electoral demographic, unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police, the country's population is reported with a margin of error of several billions, and nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Rustea's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Rustea is ranked 265,352^nd in the world and 116^th in Sateru for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,009.59 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.