The Republic of Zeternia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Thomas W Dexter with an even hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, sprawling nuclear power plants, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, cheerful population of 21.456 billion Zeternians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeternia City. The average income tax rate is 99.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeternian economy, worth a remarkable 4,290 trillion Zets a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 199,976 Zets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

School lockers are filled with fancy underwear, Thomas W Dexter's reputation is hard as nails, motorists' locations are constantly tracked by intelligence and law enforcement agencies, and skateboarding is considered a form of diplomacy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zeternia's national animal is the Flying Ham, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zeternia is ranked 290,345^th in the world and 6,321^st in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -26.68 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.