The People's Republic of Ziprotscria is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Shimtaenek Atkunsinkar with a fair hand, and renowned for its sprawling nuclear power plants, avant-garde cinema, and soft-spoken computers. The compassionate, democratic population of 5.677 billion Ziprotscrians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Katyushankret. The average income tax rate is 70.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ziprotscrian economy, worth 697 trillion Risenkas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 122,856 Risenkas, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Power to the people comes from the barrel of a gun, things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, elderly citizens regularly buy posh multimillion-Risenka mansions, and fancy dress parties are raided by military police for new recruits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ziprotscria's national animal is the Golden Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Nakareshism.

Ziprotscria is ranked 70,381^st in the world and 2,356^th in The North Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 50.99 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.