The People's Republic of Zurshia is a huge, safe nation, ruled by Czet with an iron fist, and remarkable for its enslaved workforce, compulsory military service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 840 million Zurshians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zaptus. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 38.1%.

The strong Zurshian economy, worth 62.6 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Information Technology, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 74,556 kronor, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 264,839 per year while the poor average 15,125, a ratio of 17.5 to 1.

Czet has just been declared ruler of Zurshia in an international press conference, binoculars sales are at an all-time high, concerned environmentalists wipe away their tears with tissues sourced from Tasmanian old-growth redwoods, and patriots insist that size does matter. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zurshia's national animal is the Shrike, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zurshia is ranked 96,642^nd in the world and 1,643^rd in The East Pacific for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,095.1 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.