The Armed Forces of Zulankan Outpost 49 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The democratic population of 22.859 billion Zulankans 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 enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government prioritizes Welfare, although Education, Healthcare, and Defense are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 68.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Zulankan economy, worth 340 trillion labor certificates a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Book Publishing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 14,884 labor certificates, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zulankan Outpost 49's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zulankan Outpost 49 is ranked 226,063^rd in the world and 2^nd in The Red Fleet for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 41.95 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.