The Technocratic Federation of Zarulia is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Chief Executive Of Federal Affairs with an iron fist, and notable for its otherworldly petting zoo, ubiquitous missile silos, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 4.218 billion Zarulians 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 relatively small, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Quantico. The average income tax rate is 18.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zarulian economy, worth a remarkable 1,143 trillion Qrystals 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 a large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. 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 271,207 Qrystals, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Orphanages are closing their doors as the government forces parents to actually raise their children, pareidolic SETI scientists swear there's a message from aliens hidden within pi, the new foreign policy is "why bother invading neighbours when they can be bought wholesale?", and anything is permissible when wearing latex gloves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Zarulia's national animal is the Rabbit, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zarulia is ranked 56,218^th in the world and 285^th in Europe for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,699.34 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.