The People's Republic of Ziprotscria is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Shimtaenek Atkunsinkar with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.696 billion Ziprotscrians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Katyushankret. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ziprotscrian economy, worth 703 trillion Risenkas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 123,592 Risenkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, one tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, 90% of active duty ZAF personnel have been laid off and replaced by robot kill-drones, and handsome young men are forced into uniforms by their dominant elders. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ziprotscria's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Nakareshism.

Ziprotscria is ranked 11,643^rd in the world and 522^nd in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 377.44 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.