The Republic of Zapped Island is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.04 billion Zapped Islandians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Healthcare, and Law & Order are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 28.8%.

The strong Zapped Islandian economy, worth 227 trillion Golds 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 large, well-organized, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. 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 74,678 Golds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, citizens simply have to point a weapon at a government official to get what they want, burning yourself alive is not okay but starving and whipping yourself is fine, and the nation has always been at war with Moltovea. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zapped Island's national animal is the Clam, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zapped Island is ranked 49,078^th in the world and 329^th in The grimy backyard of Bigej for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 150.26 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.