The Federated Island Republic of Zocra is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Chancellor Howard Lewis Derby with an even hand, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, aversion to nipples, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 29.42 billion Zocrans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed, including voting. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tíío. The average income tax rate is 8.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zocran economy, worth a remarkable 3,372 trillion zurcais a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,620 zurcais, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Dancing with your first cousin is a misdemeanor, diplomacy is a foreign concept to Zocrans, children can sing 'We Are the Champions' but can't spell it, and defense lawyers often argue there's no proof murder victims weren't vampires. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zocra's national animal is the cow, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianity.

Zocra is ranked 20,618^th in the world and 1^st in United Alliances for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 304.65 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.