The Republic of Etela-Zaarin is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Juha Räikkönen with a fair hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 34.021 billion Zaarinis are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Koval. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.9%.

The very strong Zaarini economy, worth a remarkable 1,468 trillion Varats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 43,161 Varats, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 125,000 per year while the poor average 11,810, a ratio of 10.6 to 1.

Fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, meat-eating is frowned upon, Juha Räikkönen has just been declared ruler of Etela-Zaarin in an international press conference, and Etela-Zaarin has designated Koval as its capital city. Crime is a problem. Etela-Zaarin's national animal is the White lion and its national religion is the Church of Jumala.

Etela-Zaarin is ranked 136,957^th in the world and 6^th in PEEL for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 38,025.34 Standard Monetary Units.