The Unitary State of Zimmerdachen is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Glorious Sun Leader with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, deadly medical pandemics, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 8.397 billion Zimmerdens are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Haben. The average income tax rate is 7.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zimmerdachian economy, worth a remarkable 2,419 trillion Rauns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an amazing 288,118 Rauns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Motivational posters send motorists positive vibes in high-risk areas, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, cheese has become the new icon of political dissent, and the volume of paperwork used to complete a single environmental assessment defeats the purpose. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zimmerdachen's national animal is the Frog, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zimmerdachen is ranked 4,026^th in the world and 178^th in The North Pacific for Largest Black Market, with 583 trillion Standard Monetary Units.