The Zero State of Outlawed is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by Brother Number Zero with an iron fist, and renowned for its public floggings, disturbing lack of elderly people, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 25.526 billion Zeroes 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 enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City Zero. The average income tax rate is 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeroian economy, worth a remarkable 8,074 trillion Zero Units 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, highly specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Woodchip Exports. 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 316,338 Zero Units, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

When shaking hands with foreign leaders Brother Number Zero wears an armoured gauntlet, it is said that a Zeroian woman's work is never done, colonial subjects have Zeroian culture shoved down their throats, and the government is telling wizards to put their heart into their work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Outlawed's national animal is the Black Swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Zero Thought.

Outlawed is ranked 328,308^th in the world and 48^th in Psychotic Dictatorships for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -13.42 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.