The Democratic States of Zepland is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its absence of drug laws, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 560 million Zeplandians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 68.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zeplandian economy, worth 17.5 trillion Zells a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Cheese Exports industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,259 Zells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

Religion is strictly forbidden within school grounds, students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, Leader can finally stop kneading the dough and start rolling in it instead, and body doubles and armed bodyguards escort witnesses to and from courtrooms. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zepland's national animal is the Quokka, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zepland is ranked 37,931^st in the world and 53^rd in Karma for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 779.11 on the Clooney Contribution Index.