The Republic of Zulchep is a small, safe nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, democratic population of 26 million Zulchepians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 43.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The developing Zulchepian economy, worth 803 billion dollars a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,914 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, tampons are used as cheap fishing bobbers, all guns must be registered, and skateparks can be found in every city. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zulchep's national animal is the red panda, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zulchep is ranked 281,034^th in the world and 2,440^th in the Pacific for Most Developed, scoring 49.38 on the Human Development Index.