The ឵឵឵឵ of Island Zero is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Z3 with a fair hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 9.029 billion Islanders hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Furnace. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeron economy, worth a remarkable 6,691 trillion bits 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Soda Sales. 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 a breathtaking 741,106 bits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Saturday morning cartoons feature full frontal nudity, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face, and hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms. Crime is totally unknown. Island Zero's national animal is the tardigrade, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Island Zero is ranked 170,957^th in the world and 25^th in The Alliance of Dictators for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 27.59 on the Clooney Contribution Index.