The Empire of The Zappening is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Zapkiller with an iron fist, and notable for its ritual sacrifices, enslaved workforce, and daily referendums. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 8.027 billion Zappeningians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, corrupt government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Defense, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Social Policy are ignored. The average income tax rate is 87.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Zappeningian economy, worth a remarkable 2,324 trillion Zapcoins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 289,571 Zapcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The citizenship exam requires years of study to actually pass, Derp is one of the most popular forenames in The Zappening, children seem to be getting better at lying these days, and doctors accused of having no heart reply that cardiology isn't their speciality. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. The Zappening's national animal is the Derp, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Zapism.

The Zappening is ranked 9,789^th in the world and 2^nd in Board Game Nations for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 86.97 Effective Tax Rate.