The Orwellian Dictatorship of Zaharial is a mammoth, orderly nation, ruled by Evan R Mahaur with an iron fist, and renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and national health service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.551 billion Zahari are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zahar city. The average income tax rate is 99.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Zaharian economy, worth a remarkable 2,354 trillion Zahauroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 424,185 Zahauroes, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

Mountain rescue missions can end with more people lost than found, the government has instituted 'traveller reservations' across the country, a proud mining community is considering a rebellion after the Capital officially renamed them 'District XII', and children who believe in the tooth fairy are frequently shipped off to Bigtopia. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaharial's national animal is the Cobra, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Leaderalism.

Zaharial is ranked 4,383^rd in the world and 1^st in Mitteleuropa for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 10,115.71 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.