The Dictatorship of Zakaror is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its smutty television, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, devout population of 478 million Zakarorians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tapiz. The average income tax rate is 75.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Zakarorian economy, worth 13.5 trillion kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 28,155 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Going on a diet invalidates your passport, the masses are surrendering their civil liberties without complaint for the sake of shopping convenience, Leader is too busy listening to praise to get any work done, and 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zakaror's national animal is the Harfas Hawk, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zakaror is ranked 243,396^th in the world and 286^th in Eurth for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -18.45 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.