The Protectorate of Zaria-1 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its ban on automobiles, enslaved workforce, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 23.551 billion Zaria-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while International Aid and Social Policy are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.7%.

The powerhouse Zaria-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,237 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 95,023 $$s, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 382,956 per year while the poor average 15,758, a ratio of 24.3 to 1.

Confused drunks wake up to irate drill sergeants whipping them into shape, major internet servers have acquired citizenship, hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework, and loan operators are losing interest due to lost interest. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaria-1's national animal is the ^-^, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zaria-1 is ranked 104,757^th in the world and 1^st in Zaria for Safest, scoring 80.97 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.