The People's Republic of Zapatal is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 172 million Zapatalis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 76.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zapatalian economy, worth 8.26 trillion Veris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 48,019 Veris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation operates a "finders-keepers" policy with other nations' citizens, the government frequently panders to parents with boutique tax credits, sweat stains are proof of political acumen, and agriculture is heavily subsidized by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zapatal's national animal is the Swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Zapatal is ranked 261,687^th in the world and 573^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -4.65 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.