The Federation of Zko is a very large, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic population of 250 million Zkoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Koa City. The average income tax rate is 68.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Zkoan economy, worth 16.8 trillion ⋖$s a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,055 ⋖$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, Zko has designated Koa City as its capital city, shelters struggle to keep up with the endless intake of stray animals, and vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zko's national animal is the Zkoan Ape, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zko is ranked 54,254^th in the world and 131^st in Starlight for Highest Poor Incomes, with 52,710.32 Standard Monetary Units.