The Protectorate of Zaria-1 is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, compulsory military service, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 28.365 billion Zaria-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.2%.

The all-consuming Zaria-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,843 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 100,235 $$s, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 419,982 per year while the poor average 15,569, a ratio of 27.0 to 1.

The face of Leader is a permanent feature of the Zaria-1 City skyline, copies of the constitution are used as toilet paper, law schools are hurrying to teach the "prank defense" to their students, and a little pushing and pulling is needed for big ships to pass. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaria-1's national animal is the ^-^.

Zaria-1 is ranked 56,792^nd in the world and 1^st in Zaria for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 157.84 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.