The State of Chernaya Zvezda is a colossal, genial nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The compassionate, democratic population of 6.623 billion Chernaya Zvezdans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jerusalem. The average income tax rate is 69.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Chernaya Zvezdan economy, worth 417 trillion Kesefs 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 dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 63,094 Kesefs, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, all gamers have been drafted into the military despite their lack of upper body strength, a passport is literally priceless, and politicians look weirdly alike. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Chernaya Zvezda's national animal is the Eurasian griffon vulture, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Chernaya Zvezda is ranked 63,313^th in the world and 1,320^th in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 119.53 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.