The Republic of Zyropia is a large, genial nation, remarkable for its national health service, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 73 million Zyropians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 33.8%.

The Zyropian economy, worth 4.10 trillion Zyropian Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 56,121 Zyropian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Statues of famous citizens are erected or demolished on a purely partisan basis, parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list, the government is funding experimental battery technology while the power grid continues to crumble, and birth rates have hit an all-time low. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zyropia's national animal is the Cat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zyropia is ranked 89,760^th in the world and 2,327^th in The North Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,299.41 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.