The Holy Slavian Tsardom of Gertyx is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Svyatoslav Rurikovich with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, avant-garde cinema, and unlimited-speed roads. The cynical population of 3.61 billion Great Gertyxians 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 medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Novgorod. The average income tax rate is 68.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Gertyxian economy, worth 535 trillion Rubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 148,366 Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Only persecuted professionals need apply for asylum, the latest electric jet fighter has almost enough battery charge to reach cruising altitude -- provided you don't use the radar, the only way to escape lengthy prison terms is in a body bag, and creating dance remixes is the newest form of conspicuous consumption. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Gertyx's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Slavian Paganism.

Gertyx is ranked 23,920^th in the world and 121^st in Europeia for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.86 law-abiding acts per hour.