The Planet of Zaden is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, parental licensing program, and disturbing lack of elderly people. The hard-nosed, devout population of 2.419 billion Zadenians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 49.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Zadenian economy, worth 237 trillion Imperial Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Tourism, Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 97,990 Imperial Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

The government is seen to favor traditionalist religions, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, young soldiers are shocked to discover there are no 'safe spaces' on a battlefield, and ten-year-olds regularly found their own political parties. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaden's national animal is the Kabasan Poverty Hound, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zaden is ranked 67,356^th in the world and 7^th in Firmament for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 49,779.2 Standard Monetary Units.