The Soviet Socialist Republic of Volksleben is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Central Committee of the Communist Party with an even hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 12.049 billion Soviets are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Volksadler. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Soviet economy, worth a remarkable 2,983 trillion Labor Vouchers 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 247,583 Labor Vouchers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Treasury has been accused of flushing money down the toilet, Central Committee of the Communist Party is strangely popular with male politicians' wives, pocket calculators are seen as status symbols for the ostentatiously wealthy, and the nation is stuck in permanent election mode as politicians demand constant do-overs. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Volksleben's national animal is the Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Volksleben is ranked 5,099^th in the world and 1^st in Aurora for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 11,971.12 on the Gilded Widget Scale.