The Allied States of Zerevan is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by High Mechanist with an even hand, and remarkable for its vat-grown people, sprawling nuclear power plants, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate population of 12.113 billion Zerevanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Grand Nexus. The average income tax rate is 58.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Zerevanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,385 trillion Trinkets a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 114,349 Trinkets, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The "Dreadnowt" is the pride and joy of the Zerevanian Navy, dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', High Mechanist is described as an everyday person with normal tastes and the usual interests, and eerie glow-in-the-dark cornfields give farmlands an uncanny appearance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zerevan's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Mechanism.

Zerevan is ranked 17,676^th in the world and 1^st in West of the Middle of Nowhere for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 9,415.95 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.