The Federal People's Republic of Sarussia is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Federick van Nassau with an iron fist, and remarkable for its digital currency, anti-smoking policies, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 16.944 billion Sarussians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ruienstadt. The average income tax rate is 68.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Sarussian economy, worth a remarkable 1,856 trillion Sarrusian Guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 109,568 Sarrusian Guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Acupuncture is routinely prescribed for intravenous drug addicts, school uniforms are compulsory, homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, and farmers sing lullabies to soothe their livestock to sleep. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Sarussia's national animal is the Imperial Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Sarussia is ranked 66,593^rd in the world and 36^th in Anteria for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,811.4 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.