The Protectorate of Pon and Zi is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, restrictive gun laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.431 billion Pon and Zians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The strong Pon and Zian economy, worth 173 trillion currencies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 50,638 currencies, with the richest citizens earning 8.4 times as much as the poorest.

Old warplanes and tanks that break down can't be repaired since no one makes the parts anymore, the government is known to care more about its buildings than its people, government-run brothels can be found on every street corner, and Pon and Zians believe the only thing that will make you happy is being unhappy with who you are. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Pon and Zi's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Pon and Zi is ranked 93,263^rd in the world and 1^st in Odrya for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,315.8 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.