The Federation of Zalmanza is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory vegetarianism, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 583 million Zalmanzanzanians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Falon city. The average income tax rate is 42.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Zalmanzan economy, worth 47.3 trillion zalmanzanian dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 81,106 zalmanzanian dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Heavy industry must go to expensive lengths to dispose of waste, soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers, kids are arrested at gunpoint for playing with toy rifles, and Loud Patriotic Music Day has been ranked the seventh best new holiday of the year. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zalmanza's national animal is the black eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zalmanza is ranked 50,248^th in the world and 36^th in KAISERREICH for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,966.01 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.