The Republic of Zeternia is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Thomas W Dexter with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, cheerful population of 21.435 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 4,281 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 199,748 Zets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Visiting the best Zeternian restaurants requires keeping a visa on file, muscular women are banned from competing in sporting competitions, military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives, and administrative districts are increasingly defined by their taste in housing architecture. 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 1,776^th in the world and 66^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 22,177.33 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.