The Republic of New Zephyra is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 604 million Zephyians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Devonport. The average income tax rate is 61.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse New Zephyran economy, worth 58.2 trillion Diametors a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 96,368 Diametors, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Frat-house partying has become the national pastime, Amnesty Interregional has condemned New Zephyra for ignoring crimes against humanity, government bureaucrats review designs for birdhouses to ensure they do not block the views of neighbors, and every workday begins with group therapy. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Zephyra's national animal is the Doves, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

New Zephyra is ranked 279,110^th in the world and 228^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Most Conservative, scoring 29.5 on the Bush-Santorum Dawning Terror Index.