The Incorporated States of Zierzo is a massive, genial nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, ubiquitous missile silos, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.275 billion Zierzo employees enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zierzo HQ. The average income tax rate is 56.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Zierzoan economy, worth 64.3 trillion aureos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 50,464 aureos, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

There's a bright dawn ahead for Zierzo, employers are keenest on employees who lack family values, embarrassed police officers wear spandex and carry net guns, and the government is constantly producing new maps to accommodate the continual renaming of cities. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zierzo's national animal is the Zierzo porpoise, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Zierzo is ranked 67,088^th in the world and 111^th in The League for Smartest Citizens, with 39.96 quips per hour.