The Hippy State of Zerophix is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, cheerful, devout population of 42.012 billion Zerophixians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, liberal, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Social Policy. The income tax rate is 100%.

The large but stagnant Zerophixian economy, worth 766 trillion Shiny Beads a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, extremely specialized black market in Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. State-owned companies are the norm. Average income is 18,236 Shiny Beads, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, citizens can only enjoy the splendor of the natural world in designated 'Majesty Appreciation' zones, 3D printed organs are a breath of new life for the sick and elderly, and therapists dispense hugs for heroin dealers and cuddles for crackheads. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zerophix's national animal is the Pink Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zerophix is ranked 620^th in the world and 26^th in Osiris for Least Corrupt Governments, with 98.13 percentage of bribes refused.