The Forever Expanding Empire of New Zander is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Alekzander Tosh with an iron fist, and remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.593 billion New Zanders are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zander City. The average income tax rate is 76.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient New Zanderian economy, worth a remarkable 1,092 trillion Zanders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 195,416 Zanders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Mechanics are often exhausted by their work, every citizen sounds like a television news anchor, a passport is literally priceless, and sending sick politicians "Get Well Soon" cards is considered bribery. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Zander's national animal is the Eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

New Zander is ranked 154,438^th in the world and 17^th in The Empires And Republics Of Power for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 360.56 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.