The Holy Dead Zone of -Zed- is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Dracula with an iron fist, and remarkable for its infamous sell-swords, frequent executions, and exploding hoverboards. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.483 billion Greeks 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, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Athens. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Greek economy, worth 941 trillion Drachmas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 209,904 Drachmas, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Wanting a better life for your child is prohibited by a clause in the criminal code, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", classes are regularly interrupted by drunken children, and promising seven years of bad luck leads to seven years of community service. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -Zed-'s national animal is the Satyr, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Parthenon.

-Zed- is ranked 17,297^th in the world and 1^st in RegionZ for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 5,149.23 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.