The District of Cero Alpha is a gargantuan, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 14.777 billion no firsts are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 32.7%.

The very strong Cero Alphan economy, worth 631 trillion districtas a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 42,731 districtas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 120,620 per year while the poor average 12,117, a ratio of 10.0 to 1.

Military spending is on the increase, citizens can be frequently spotted going about their business stark naked, a large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, and bicyclists are banned from major roads. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Cero Alpha's national animal is the trout.

Cero Alpha is ranked 176,247^th in the world and 5^th in Kandahar for Safest, scoring 56.63 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.