The Republic of Zas is a mid-sized, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 98 million Zasians 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 medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.3%.

The strong Zasian economy, worth 5.36 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 54,701 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zas's national animal is the dove.

Zas is ranked 61,313^th in the world and 1^st in Three Letter Words for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 4,692.68 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.