The Dominion of Zhaolin is a very large, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The cynical, devout population of 216 million Zhaolinians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 42.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zhaolinian economy, worth 8.40 trillion Chuns a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,893 Chuns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A government program is underway to revitalize Zhaolin's beaches, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, bicyclists are banned from major roads, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zhaolin's national animal is the Tiger.

Zhaolin is ranked 75,533^rd in the world and 1^st in Nova Minor for Nicest Citizens, with 15.9 average smiles per day.