The Republic of Defending Zapdos is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its burgeoning fox population. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.533 billion Defending Zapdosians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 14.8%.

The Defending Zapdosian economy, worth 111 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Book Publishing. Average income is 43,917 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.9 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Defending Zapdos's national animal is the fox.

Defending Zapdos is ranked 201,542^nd in the world and 3,277^th in Artificial Solar System for Most Patriotic, with 6.62 flags saluted per person per day.