The Protectorate of Zaria-1 is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, ban on automobiles, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 23.535 billion Zaria-1ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.2%.

The powerhouse Zaria-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 2,232 trillion $$s a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 94,841 $$s, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 394,094 per year while the poor average 14,941, a ratio of 26.4 to 1.

Acrimonious legal battles result during divorce proceedings, cotton candy made from genuine cotton cellulose doesn't quite satisfy, crime suspects are forced to submit to blood testing, and citizens cannot change their light bulbs without approval from an international committee. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaria-1's national animal is the ^-^, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zaria-1 is ranked 134,289^th in the world and 1^st in Zaria for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 736.24 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.