The Kingdom of Zantalio is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by King Valshem with an even hand, and remarkable for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 4.984 billion Zantalis are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nichau. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Zantali economy, worth 674 trillion Talents a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Tourism. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an impressive 135,328 Talents, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 760,794 per year while the poor average 11,894, a ratio of 64.0 to 1.

Artists attempt to convince the Hardship Fund that their unmade bed is a masterpiece, the government airlifts sacrificial lambs, same-sex marriages are increasingly common, and soldiers on first dates introduce themselves only by their ranks and serial numbers. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zantalio's national animal is the Dank bird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zantalio is ranked 39,355^th in the world and 452^nd in The North Pacific for Most Corrupt Governments, with 63.17 kickbacks per hour.