The Snekdom of Zherid is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Snekula with an even hand, and remarkable for its ubiquitous missile silos, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 11.638 billion Zheridians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 93.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Zheridian economy, worth a remarkable 3,746 trillion Balzhes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 321,925 Balzhes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 965,777 per year while the poor average 83,818, a ratio of 11.5 to 1.

Neon signs promoting safe driving often distract drivers, there's never enough space in space, former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, and a little love goes a long way claim Zheridian news. Crime is totally unknown. Zherid's national animal is the snek, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Serpentic Buddhism.

Zherid is ranked 7,183^rd in the world and 2^nd in The Lunch Table for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 6,868.95 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.