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The State of Zei

“From Many, One”

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The State of Zei is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 11.481 billion Zeians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 17.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Zeian economy, worth 495 trillion betales a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,118 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

All gamers have been drafted into the military despite their lack of upper body strength, incarcerated crime lords manage their empires from massage tables, weapons produced by newly nationalized armaments factories have been found to contain sawdust instead of gunpowder, and a new religious movement claims that people's souls are stored in phosphorus. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zei's national animal is the deer.

Zei is ranked 187,411^th in the world and 7^th in Chan Nations for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 459.08 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.

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