The Federation of Zko is a very large, cultured nation, remarkable for its compulsory vegetarianism, daily referendums, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, democratic population of 262 million Zkoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Koa City. The average income tax rate is 72.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zkoan economy, worth 15.0 trillion ⋖$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 57,280 ⋖$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, the stock market has been destroyed for its own protection, every workday begins with group therapy, and scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zko's national animal is the Zkoan Ape, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zko is ranked 235,400^th in the world and 388^th in Starlight for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -7 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.