The People's Republic of Zolaire is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, notable for its public floggings, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 74 million Zolaris enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 71.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Zolairean economy, worth 1.75 trillion Zolari Soleils a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 23,652 Zolari Soleils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Zolaire Enquirer offers weekly cash prizes for 'most blasphemous song, story, or cartoon', there's a shortage of swinging hot spots as land development grinds to a halt, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, and the nation grinds to a halt on the anniversary of every marginally noteworthy event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zolaire's national animal is the Abyssinian Sahel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zolaire is ranked 20,242^nd in the world and 233^rd in Chicken overlords for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 6,465.29 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.