The Dictatorship of Russo-bydliya is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, frequent executions, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 271 million Russo-bydliyans 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Administration, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Welfare and Social Policy aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bydlograd. The average income tax rate is 13.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Russo-bydliyan economy, worth 27.7 trillion palets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 102,275 palets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The controversial show 'Who Wants to be an Immigrant?' has become wildly popular, police drones follow every suspected Peeping Tom, curtailed social programs have left many citizens bereft of any safety net, and nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Russo-bydliya's national animal is the SLON, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Russo-bydliya is ranked 250,239^th in the world and 8^th in Z H I R E G A N C for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -29.35 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.