The People's Republic of Zaarie is a massive, orderly nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, compulsory military service, and daily referendums. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.521 billion Zaariques 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, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zaariaville. The average income tax rate is 82.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Zaarique economy, worth 137 trillion FrZ-Franc Zaariques a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 90,721 FrZ-Franc Zaariques, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

International humanitarian organisations are applauding the government for ending the death penalty, wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, the military is plagued with unethical researchers, and camera crews have accompanied conscripted dancers to film 'Marching On Ice'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaarie's national animal is the Aigle Bicéphale Étoilé, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secular State - Catholic Majority.

Zaarie is ranked 180,321^st in the world and 951^st in Europe for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 975.81 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.