The Republic of Zyropia is a small, genial nation, renowned for its national health service, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 40 million Zyropians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 30.1%.

The Zyropian economy, worth 2.19 trillion Zyropian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,700 Zyropian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, the people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, it's normal to start working life with crippling financial debt, and private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zyropia's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zyropia is ranked 47,219^th in the world and 1,535^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 73 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.