The State of Zvyn is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, punitive income tax rates, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 24.93 billion Zvynians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 53.4%.

The strong Zvynian economy, worth 860 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 34,512 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

The roads are notorious throughout the region for their peril, the government is making attempts at curtailing the flood of spam emails with little progress, a ban on unsolicited cold calling in all forms is in effect, and voting is voluntary. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zvyn's national animal is the deer, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zvyn is ranked 148,913^th in the world and 1^st in Budapest for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.1 law-abiding acts per hour.