The Socialist Technocracy of Zontania is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Ivan Zovoniyev with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory gun ownership, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.264 billion Zontanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Krasnitsa. The average income tax rate is 78.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zontanian economy, worth 481 trillion Zon Livres a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Trout Farming, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 147,425 Zon Livres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, and subsistence farmers require doctorates in applied sowing. Crime is totally unknown. Zontania's national animal is the Snowroller, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zontania is ranked 2,752^nd in the world and 49^th in the Rejected Realms for Least Corrupt Governments, with 95.91 percentage of bribes refused.