The Federal Republic of Zonquel is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its deadly medical pandemics, ritual sacrifices, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 1.374 billion Zonquelians are rabid consumers, partly through choice and partly because the government tells them to and dissenters tend to vanish from their homes at night.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Industry, with Defense and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Environment and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Zonquelian economy, worth 229 trillion lumens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Soda Sales. Average income is an impressive 167,088 lumens, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,005,234 per year while the poor average 12,524, a ratio of 80.3 to 1.

Even religious militants can be swayed by the power of #love, military information leaks are **REDACTED** by **REDACTED** in **REDACTED**, only experienced professionals can cheat death, and possession of tomato seeds with intent to garden is a criminal offence. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zonquel's national animal is the panther, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zonquel is ranked 189,953^rd in the world and 985^th in the Outback for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 586.56 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.