The Commonwealth of Zalzastan is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Mazaj Zalza with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.947 billion Zalzastanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zalzinstad. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Zalzastanian economy, worth 296 trillion Euros a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 151,929 Euros, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

Recruitment posters proclaim the army to be both fabulous and fashionable, a suspicious number of John Smiths are known to donate to Zalzastanian politicians, only the rich can afford the latest medical innovations, and competing private ambulances racing to be the first to traffic accidents are a major cause of road accidents. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Zalzastan's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Moksen Koj.

Zalzastan is ranked 191,898^th in the world and 678^th in Europeia for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring -3 on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.