The People's Republic of Zapatal is a small, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 26 million Zapatalis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 70.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zapatalian economy, worth 1.20 trillion Veris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is 46,243 Veris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Debates on whether toilet seats should be left up or down are increasingly commonplace, extreme political groups are outlawed, it's often raining men (hallelujah) in Zapatal City, and relations with Dàguó have warmed from frosty to chilly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zapatal's national animal is the Swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Zapatal is ranked 80,516^th in the world and 376^th in The Leftist Assembly for Highest Poor Incomes, with 37,654.6 Standard Monetary Units.