The New Semi-Social Empire of Tsuskia is a huge, efficient nation, ruled by Jullia Costanttinus II with an even hand, and remarkable for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 769 million Ancient Tsuskians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Secure Subterrain City of Lest Monnek. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 31.2%.

The powerhouse Ancients Tsuskia's Civillian economy, worth 64.8 trillion TsuskiaCoins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 84,207 TsuskiaCoins, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 263,656 per year while the poor average 20,621, a ratio of 12.8 to 1.

Prodigal children celebrate as charitable bequests plummet, advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references, medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters, and a nickname of "Doctor Death" probably indicates a decorated war hero. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Tsuskia's national animal is the Insectoids, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Tsuskia is ranked 249,886^th in the world and 4,817^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 1.3 average smiles per day.