The Democratic Republic of Varkia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Nikolay Ivanov with a fair hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.222 billion Varkians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Slavigrad. The average income tax rate is 75.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Varkian economy, worth 126 trillion Vars 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 Tourism, Automobile Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 103,414 Vars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shoppers carry protractors to verify their produce, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Prime Minister Nikolay Ivanov's wardrobe, Varkians visiting rural Southern Dove Village can get their driving records clean for a small fee, and workers tend to schedule naps during all-hands meetings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Varkia's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Varkian Orthodoxy.

Varkia is ranked 221,701^st in the world and 487^th in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -5.35 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.