The United Provinces of Zoterik is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Victor III with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, zero percent divorce rate, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless, devout population of 14.312 billion Zoterese 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ametiston. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 47.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Zoterine economy, worth a remarkable 2,520 trillion ducats a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 176,105 ducats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 515,975 per year while the poor average 47,409, a ratio of 10.9 to 1.

Urban planners beg for just one more lane before bedtime, students are taught to count with all 9 fingers, citizens bring dice to decide their vote when dragged to the polls, and citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zoterik's national animal is the raven, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Somethingism.

Zoterik is ranked 49,467^th in the world and 5^th in Sapientia for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 5,190.89 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.