The Colony of Zyp is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The democratic population of 1.376 billion Zypians 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 medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 20.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zypian economy, worth 37.7 trillion marks a year, is led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 27,409 marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Punk rockers smash it up and then clean it up, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zyp's national animal is the giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zyp is ranked 245,717^th in the world and 7^th in Nation Dumping Ground for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 102.53 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.