The Federal Republic of Zingium is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 891 million Zingiumians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 24.7%.

The all-consuming Zingiumian economy, worth 74.8 trillion Shillings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 83,995 Shillings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Cold medicines curiously become cheaper when government officials sneeze, citizens are prohibited from raising their voice above thirty decibels in commercial districts, Zingiumians are regularly fired for looking at MyFace during their lunch breaks, and the police strictly enforce off-limit zones for tourists. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zingium's national animal is the Masai Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zingium is ranked 210,491^st in the world and 1,066^th in Europeia for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.