The Republic of Subject Zero is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by Jack with an even hand, and notable for its digital currency, smutty television, and pith helmet sales. The devout population of 7.859 billion Subject Zeroans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Grissom Academy. The average income tax rate is 32.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Subject Zeroan economy, worth 890 trillion Citadel Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 113,358 Citadel Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Parents live in fear of governmental 'child protection' squads, euthanasia is legal, Subject Zeroans incessantly needle their doctors for relief, and they who do not work shall not eat. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Subject Zero's national animal is the Cerberus, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Bioticism.

Subject Zero is ranked 91,214^th in the world and 103^rd in Shadow Realms for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,043.98 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.