The United Socialist States of Ivan Volkov is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its prohibition of alcohol, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.947 billion Ivan Volkovians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 82.4%.

The all-consuming Ivan Volkovian economy, worth 317 trillion Rubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 107,635 Rubles, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 343,440 per year while the poor average 25,644, a ratio of 13.4 to 1.

Burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, major cities run on potato batteries, tourists flock to see the giant stone carvings of historical leaders at Mount Rushless, and the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ivan Volkov's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ivan Volkov is ranked 167,810^th in the world and 2^nd in socialist republics union for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 582.43 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.