The Imperial Lands of Zung-Gwok is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Jam with an even hand, and notable for its national health service, irreverence towards religion, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.558 billion Zunggwokers 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, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kangking. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 51.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Zunggwokese economy, worth 425 trillion Platinum Rings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 166,326 Platinum Rings, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Royal mothers accustomed to baby-talk assure the troops "we gweatly wespect your service; yes, we do", the standard government reply to any query is "there is no spoon", the public are enjoying a royal flush of tax cuts, and the Smalltopian embassy doubles as an electoral campaign headquarters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zung-Gwok's national animal is the Dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Innovation.

Zung-Gwok is ranked 22,075^th in the world and 181^st in 10000 Islands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 90.62 law-abiding acts per hour.