The Federal Republic of Zalta is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Zackery Zentner the Third with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, anti-smoking policies, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.697 billion Zaltans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zootipia. The average income tax rate is 71.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Zaltan economy, worth 467 trillion Zals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 173,191 Zals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Survivors of the Great Internet Flame War often recount horror stories of banhammers and DOS attacks, homophobia is off the menu, there's a bright dawn ahead for Zalta, and anyone who sleeps in past 9am can be declared legally dead. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zalta's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zalta is ranked 144,850^th in the world and 128^th in Wintreath for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 530.99 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.