The Grand Duchy of Ziemgale is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Andrej Zhkinov with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 2.878 billion Ziemgaleanes have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 80.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ziēmgalean economy, worth 362 trillion Lōts a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 125,905 Lōts, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The installation of street lights across remote goat tracks has left citizens bemused, the army lives rent-free in foreigners' heads and houses, foreign ambassadors closely guard their culinary secrets, and nuclear physics is the most popular course at university. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ziemgale's national animal is the Stork, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Paganism.

Ziemgale is ranked 11,682^nd in the world and 5^th in UEPU Federal Republic for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 4,920.23 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.