The Orwellian Dictatorship of Zaharial is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Evan R Mahaur with an iron fist, and renowned for its frequent executions, enslaved workforce, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 1.763 billion Zahari 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 large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zahar city. The average income tax rate is 90.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zaharian economy, worth 338 trillion Zahauroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 191,725 Zahauroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Children often kick Cobras for amusement, there has been a series of riots between local cannibals and health food advocates, it is universally agreed that the first 31 issues are the only ones with humor and charm (Zaharial has found 2 easter eggs), and crooks and people with too many kids are being kicked out of the country. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaharial's national animal is the Cobra, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Leaderalism.

Zaharial is ranked 262,866^th in the world and 156^th in Mitteleuropa for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -5.83 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.