The Incorporated States of Zero Point Energy is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.768 billion Zero Point Energyians enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The minute, liberal government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Plank Units. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The very strong Zero Point Energyian economy, worth 202 trillion Qubits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Woodchip Exports, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 73,020 Qubits, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 215,676 per year while the poor average 19,435, a ratio of 11.1 to 1.

A valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales', voting is voluntary, surveillance cameras are banned, and Mr Happy's Funland has just been named Zero Point Energy's new capital. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zero Point Energy's national animal is the Organian, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zero Point Energy is ranked 288,190^th in the world and 15^th in Space Sector RPRA for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -4.47 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.