The United Socialist States of Borashka is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 9 million Borashkans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 33.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The fragile Borashkan economy, worth 266 billion pesos 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, Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. 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 29,601 pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, making up random numbers to name new asteroids is the bulk of astronomers' work, the only way for immigrants to get into office is as a janitor, and scientists have great chemistry with their subjects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Borashka's national animal is the Pygmy pony.

Borashka is ranked 112,674^th in the world and 43^rd in Imperatus for Highest Drug Use, scoring 151.46 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.