The People's Republic of Zapatal is a small, genial nation, renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, rampant corporate plagiarism, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic population of 40 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 71.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zapatalian economy, worth 1.79 trillion Veris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Average income is 44,823 Veris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unpopular cops are fired at a moment's notice by the citizens they police, Bigtopian relations have become a minefield, people boast about their low income on their dating profiles, and coalition governments are essential to passing new laws. 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 55,896^th in the world and 343^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,790.18 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.