The Federation of Zko is a very large, socially progressive nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 340 million Zkoans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Koa City. The average income tax rate is 74.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Zkoan economy, worth 24.0 trillion Gold Bars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is 70,443 Gold Bars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

People believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, it is illegal to distribute Girl Guide Cookies without an advanced food hygiene diploma, and the 'kind of scrawny' 500 meter hurdle is a popular event. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zko's national animal is the Zkoan Ape, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zko is ranked 29,088^th in the world and 99^th in Starlight for Longest Average Lifespans, with 90.16 years.