The Commonwealth of Zurithe is a large, genial nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 116 million Zuritheans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zurithean economy, worth 4.99 trillion bills a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,011 bills, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's no cure or sympathy for the common cold, politicians are often referred to as thesauruses behind their backs, Zurithe's free colleges struggle to maintain standards in the face of overwhelming demand, and you're never too young to learn how to lie with confidence. Crime is totally unknown. Zurithe's national animal is the rattlesnake, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zurithe is ranked 249,078^th in the world and 3,391^st in the South Pacific for Largest Information Technology Sector, scoring -2.9 on the Fann-Boi Productivity Index.