The Chaotic Nightmare Nation of Zandos is a huge, cultured nation, ruled by Eggward The Third with a fair hand, and remarkable for its unlimited-speed roads, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 874 million Zandosians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Industry, although Defense, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zandian. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Zandosi economy, worth 116 trillion Zandollas 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, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Retail, Soda Sales, and Arms Manufacturing. 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 an impressive 133,745 Zandollas, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

It's a common sight to see angry commuters with grenade launchers mounted on their vehicles, chest pains are considered part of the dining experience in Zandosi restaurants, signs at the border tell international drivers where they can put their cars, and the only movement outdoors is of ramen-delivery drones. Crime, especially youth-related, is pervasive, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Zandos's national animal is the D U C C, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zandos is ranked 24,940^th in the world and 1,043^rd in The North Pacific for Highest Food Quality, scoring 97.85 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.