The Dictatorship of Therlandina Zaran is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by the Benevolent Dictator for Life with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, otherworldly petting zoo, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.126 billion Therlandina Zaranians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 83.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Therlandina Zaranian economy, worth 152 trillion guilders a year, is highly specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 71,717 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Medical experts advise that those claiming to be medical experts are probably fraudsters, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, pilots always remember to send their doctors a Maxxmas card, and diplomats shake hands with their right and hide a poison dagger in their left. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Therlandina Zaran's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Therlandina Zaran is ranked 33,048^th in the world and 31^st in Chicken overlords for Largest Black Market, with 61.6 trillion Standard Monetary Units.