The Great Republic of Svetruss is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Gregor Bilivich with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, complete lack of prisons, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 5.499 billion Svetrussians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Soklgrad. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Svetrussian economy, worth 517 trillion Drevas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 94,150 Drevas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, a passport is literally priceless, and footballers are doing aerobics in the sauna to build their hot weather endurance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Svetruss's national animal is the Grey Falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is the Lady of the Stars.

Svetruss is ranked 12,390^th in the world and 625^th in Balder for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 11,521.34 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.