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The Republic of Zeternia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Thomas W Dexter with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 22.722 billion Zeternians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeternia City. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeternian economy, worth a remarkable 4,558 trillion Zets a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 200,599 Zets, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A passport is literally priceless, motorcycle riders are required to wear so much gear they've been nicknamed "Stay Pufts", the newly revamped army is so eager for action that it has trouble keeping the peace, and religious terrorism is considered to be an Act of God by insurance companies. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zeternia's national animal is the Flying Ham, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zeternia is ranked 314,014^th in the world and 5,935^th in The North Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -771.22 on the Scary Big Number Scale.