The Free Republic of New Zephyra is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Archon Livia Galanis with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.184 billion Zephri are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Akropili. The average income tax rate is 80.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zephrians economy, worth 505 trillion Axiatis 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 led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 120,726 Axiatis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

One tree's worth of paperwork accompanies each imported log of timber, this year's comedy award has left mothers-in-law seething, on-duty Air New Zephyra flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class, and neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Zephyra's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Unafilliated of Zephyrus.

New Zephyra is ranked 9,949^th in the world and 42^nd in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 5,544.82 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.