The Unitary State of Zimmerdachen is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Glorious Sun Leader with an iron fist, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and smutty television. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 8.697 billion Zimmerdens enjoy great individual freedoms in everything except elections, which, where they exist at all, are populist shams for a dictatorship government that has no intention of ever giving up power.

The tiny, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haben. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Zimmerdachian economy, worth a remarkable 2,408 trillion Rauns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an amazing 276,898 Rauns, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,010,428 per year while the poor average 53,879, a ratio of 18.8 to 1.

Glorious Sun Leader's opponents have adopted dogs to chase away the mailman, running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, the question of 'what is Glorious Sun Leader's favorite color?' has been given a priority rating of burnt-orange, and diplomatic missions typically end with a flurry of childish insults, accusations and phlegm. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zimmerdachen's national animal is the Frog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zimmerdachen is ranked 1,686^th in the world and 62^nd in The North Pacific for Most Politically Apathetic Citizens, with 67.98 Whatever.