The State of Zacharias is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 14.228 billion Zachariasians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Education, with Defense and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.9%.

The strong Zachariasian economy, worth 692 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 48,672 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 313,696 per year while the poor average 3,051, a ratio of 102 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, Zacharias has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Zacharias in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Zacharias's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zacharias is ranked 171,656^th in the world and 280^th in 0000 for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,032.24 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.