The Federal Republic of Zalta is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Zackery Zentner the Third with an iron fist, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, aversion to nipples, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.736 billion Zaltans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Industry, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zootipia. The average income tax rate is 73.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Zaltan economy, worth 469 trillion Zals a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 171,439 Zals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

A traveller who once stubbed a toe on an Air Brancaland flight has been offered asylum, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, dynamite sales and concert audiences are booming, and a cyber-war between file sharers and the music industry formats hard drives across the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zalta's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zalta is ranked 115,604^th in the world and 199^th in Wintreath for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 145.42 on the Clooney Contribution Index.