The Republic of Z0pu is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Leo DeZ0pu with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, museums and concert halls, and avant-garde cinema. The compassionate population of 19.418 billion Z0puans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

It is difficult to tell where the omnipresent government stops and the rest of society begins, but it juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Z0pu City. The average income tax rate is 94.9%.

The powerhouse Z0puan economy, worth a remarkable 1,697 trillion z0s a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Information Technology industry. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is 87,401 z0s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, there has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Z0pu's radio stations, and election results are often delayed for weeks to count the expat votes. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Z0pu's national animal is the Honey Badger, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Z0pu is ranked 52,030^th in the world and 984^th in The East Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 143 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.