The Truly Terrible Empire of Zurealm is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Zu with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, compulsory military service, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 11.33 billion Zurealmians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Imperial City. The average income tax rate is 18.5%.

The very strong Zurealmian economy, worth 630 trillion zuroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Cheese Exports, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 55,570 zuroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens must pay to enjoy Zurealm's pristine beaches, parking lots are littered with coffee cups and doughnut crumbs, songs in 4/4 time are simply too common for the musical cognoscenti, and you can bet your bottom dollar that gambling will cost you an arm and a leg. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zurealm's national animal is the llama, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Zurealmianism.

Zurealm is ranked 292,980^th in the world and 13^th in Brazen for Smartest Citizens, with 11.51 quips per hour.