The Republic of The Zona is a large, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 74 million Zonans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Healthcare, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 29.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Zonan economy, worth 2.81 trillion Dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 38,031 Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Orphanages are closing their doors as the government forces parents to actually raise their children, returning tourists and businessmen are detained without trial if they belong to the "wrong" religion, lawyers spend as much time preparing their make-up as they do their briefs, and mechanics are often exhausted by their work. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Zona's national animal is the Bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

The Zona is ranked 105,736^th in the world and 8^th in Atlantiva for Safest, scoring 80.54 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.