The Builders Club of Zemis is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 891 million Zemisians, 847 million of whom are zombies, hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 9.3%.

The strong Zemisian economy, worth 66.1 trillion computers a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 45,148 computers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zemis's national animal is the cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zemis is ranked 245,426^th in the world and 3,787^th in The North Pacific for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -4.47 on the Clooney Contribution Index.