The State of ZV is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 18.963 billion ZVians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The very strong ZVian economy, worth 790 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 41,703 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 283,533 per year while the poor average 2,240, a ratio of 126 to 1.

The Governor has just been declared ruler of ZV in an international press conference, a major religion has been named as ZV's national religion, citizens are enjoying a recent large cut in taxes, and the government thinks ZVians can achieve social cohesion by drinking soda together. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. ZV's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

ZV is ranked 288,072^nd in the world and 235^th in Omega Prime for Lowest Crime Rates, with 35.05 law-abiding acts per hour.