The Matriarchy of Zontica is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its daily referendums, state-planned economy, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 351 million Zonticans 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, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Light City. The average income tax rate is 77.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Zontican economy, worth 21.5 trillion Labor Credits 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 led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 61,364 Labor Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One does not simply walk into the tundra, tradesmen will knock 10% off their fees if customers pay cash, 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days', and glittering new sports stadiums adorn every city and town. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zontica's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zontica is ranked 32,647^th in the world and 584^th in The Communist Bloc for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 6,045.49 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.