The Postgalactic Embryonic Order of Zouveland is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by a worm with an even hand, and remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, hard-working population of 11.895 billion Zouvie 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Incubinator. The average income tax rate is 49.4%.

The strong Zouvelan economy, worth 654 trillion Stazzetienes 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 black market in Book Publishing, Retail, Soda Sales, 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 54,994 Stazzetienes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, it is illegal for police officers to carry out searches due to strict privacy laws, the Party has more splits than a yo-yo dieter's trousers, and half-submerged and flooded seaside hotels are technically still next to the beach. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zouveland's national animal is the Gloop-Gloop, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Hive Mind.

Zouveland is ranked 113,673^rd in the world and 2,177^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 64.3 law-abiding acts per hour.