The Holy Republic of Zanmi is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Torchfull Tyne with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.577 billion Zanmians 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 medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nafti. The average income tax rate is 57.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Zanmian economy, worth 250 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,942 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Major internet servers have acquired citizenship, grumpy old house owners demand that pedestrians get off their footpaths, atheism is seen as a prerequisite for political power, and CEOs and corporate executives are frequently found striking for better stock options. Crime is totally unknown. Zanmi's national animal is the Quartz Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Zanmi is ranked 164,514^th in the world and 6^th in The Graveyard for Rudest Citizens, with 48.63 insults per minute.