The Republic of Zeternia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Thomas W Dexter with an even hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, complete lack of prisons, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 26.658 billion Zeternians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Environment, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeternia City. The average income tax rate is 99.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeternian economy, worth a remarkable 5,518 trillion Zets a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. Average income is an amazing 207,025 Zets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nine-year-olds are discovering that they can grow gardens in real life too, Scrabble champions have been left scrambling for scraps, a rebrand a day keeps the debt collectors away, and the sound of rattles and selfie shots regularly disrupt political debates. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zeternia's national animal is the Flying Ham, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zeternia is ranked 954^th in the world and 34^th in Balder for Most Developed, scoring 98.62 on the Human Development Index.