The United Socialist Republic of Zynax is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Candelaria Perez Isiordia with a fair hand, and renowned for its smutty television, ban on automobiles, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.292 billion Zynaxians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kaiza. The average income tax rate is 81.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Zynaxian economy, worth 245 trillion Stars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 106,759 Stars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Homeowners are evicted to make way for new runways, scientists take credit every time it rains in The Leftist Assembly, nude art is becoming wildly popular, and doctors who mutter "Oh my God" often lose their medical license. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zynax's national animal is the Jaguar, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zynax is ranked 4,649^th in the world and 112^th in The Leftist Assembly for Nicest Citizens, with 48.12 average smiles per day.