The Republic of Zeternia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Thomas W Dexter with an even hand, and notable for its complete lack of prisons, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 21.37 billion Zeternians 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 Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeternia City. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeternian economy, worth a remarkable 4,266 trillion Zets a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 199,650 Zets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick, popular sunny beaches always have a cloudy outlook, visiting the best Zeternian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file, and muscular women are banned from competing in sporting competitions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zeternia's national animal is the Flying Ham, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zeternia is ranked 2,655^th in the world and 128^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 134.34 law-abiding acts per hour.