The Emirate of Zrn is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 12 million Zrnians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 57.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Zrnian economy, worth 469 billion Ttns 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 led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 39,094 Ttns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Praying at the office can see you terminated for napping, the practice of capital punishment proves divisive, the military refers to helpless combatants offering surrender as "sitting ducks", and the nation is currently revamping its entire education system. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zrn's national animal is the Blz.

Zrn is ranked 276,856^th in the world and 9^th in The Lands for Nicest Citizens, with 1.3 average smiles per day.