The Socialist People's Republic of Belkanov is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Comrade General Secretary Moskvin with an iron fist, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, pith helmet sales, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 13.625 billion Belkani 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dubnalya. The average income tax rate is 94.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Belkanic economy, worth a remarkable 1,938 trillion Elburs 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 Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Furniture Restoration. Average income is an impressive 142,279 Elburs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Conductors wield diamond-encrusted batons to fit in with their freshly gilded surroundings, would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here", the national Police Academies have dedicated infant wings, and protestors are soaking piles of Elburs in blood to make a point about government incomes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Belkanov's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Belkanov is ranked 6,620^th in the world and 201^st in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 13,440.36 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.