The Free Land of Zara Island is a huge, cultured nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 259 million Zartards live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The tiny, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government prioritizes Spirituality, although Defense, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.7%.

The very strong Zartard economy, worth 14.8 trillion Lire a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 57,013 Lire, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 175,972 per year while the poor average 14,253, a ratio of 12.3 to 1.

Films are funded in accordance with the volume of tears shed when reading the screenplay, the hardest thing for a mining operation to dig through is government red tape, the nation's hospitals are criticized for caring more about profits than patients, and there's a lot of mouth-breathers about these days. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zara Island's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zara Island is ranked 321,222^nd in the world and 487^th in Ancient Lands for Most Advanced Public Transport, scoring zero on the Societal Mobility Rating.