The Free Land of Zeroce is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, barren, inhospitable landscape, and pith helmet sales. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 1.738 billion Zeroceans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 1.9%.

The thriving Zerocean economy, worth 200 trillion Danaroes a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is fairly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Gambling. Average income is an impressive 115,179 Danaroes, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,041,596 per year while the poor average 1,523, a ratio of 683 to 1.

The taste of spices can sail a thousand ships, police officers compete for the highest commissions from fines, the nation leads the Outback in per capita stalking, and the government has an entire department dedicated to staring at microscopes and writing down letters. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zeroce's national animal is the Toro, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zeroce is ranked 2,234^th in the world and 7^th in the Outback for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 229.6 on the Bus Surprisal Index.