The Most Serene Republic of Zheng Fa is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, frequent executions, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 117 million Zheng Fans are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.8%.

The all-consuming Zheng Fan economy, worth 11.7 trillion Fan Yuan a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 100,229 Fan Yuan, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 534,716 per year while the poor average 9,873, a ratio of 54.2 to 1.

Odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, most governmental positions are filled by zealous nationalists, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and Little League matches are often attended by riot police with water cannon... just in case. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem. Zheng Fa's national animal is the Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zheng Fa is ranked 264,608^th in the world and 5,148^th in the South Pacific for Nicest Citizens, with 0.79 average smiles per day.