The Republic of Zenjen is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Zakiya Umar with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, pith helmet sales, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate population of 3.539 billion Zenjenians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Seaghton. The average income tax rate is 66.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Zenjenian economy, worth 350 trillion Eskorencs a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,989 Eskorencs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Creating dance remixes is the newest form of conspicuous consumption, teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries, citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits, and biker gangs and fashionistas are converting to Violetism en masse. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zenjen's national animal is the Welsh Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None.

Zenjen is ranked 16,000^th in the world and 36^th in Lands End for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 9,945.34 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.