The Corrupt Partisan Monarchy of Zeu is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Douglas V with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and clockwork self-driving vehicles. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 5.975 billion Zeuans 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 relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Denver. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 44.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeua economy, worth a remarkable 1,477 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 247,357 Dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,003,414 per year while the poor average 6,809, a ratio of 294 to 1.

There is a disproportionate number of poor people in prison, being nicknamed "Orange Face" has done Douglas V's credibility no favours, commuters travel in zigzags to avoid stalking accusations, and autopsies often involve only cursory examination. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zeu's national animal is the Bull Moose, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Anti-Creationism.

Zeu is ranked 37,458^th in the world and 97^th in Starlight for Most Developed, scoring 80.35 on the Human Development Index.