The Republic of Zah Lanordia is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, triple-decker prams, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 624 million Zahdis are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order and Industry are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zahdia. The average income tax rate is 59.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Zah Lanordian economy, worth 47.1 trillion Gold Nuggets a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 75,459 Gold Nuggets, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Heart attack victims are thrown onto the rails, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges, and terrorist videos start by thanking their sponsors. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zah Lanordia's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zah Lanordia is ranked 136,827^th in the world and 29^th in The Embassy for Safest, scoring 65.1 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.