The Republic of Ziggurab is a colossal, efficient nation, remarkable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and avowedly heterosexual populace. The hard-working, devout population of 6.821 billion Ziggurabians 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, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 51.1%.

The powerhouse Ziggurabian economy, worth 462 trillion coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 67,854 coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Corporations donate huge sums of money to favored politicians, more than one company makes the board game Monopoly, almost all products in Ziggurab are hand-crafted due to strict employment laws, and adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ziggurab's national animal is the monster, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ziggurab is ranked 254,012^th in the world and 363^rd in Giovanniland for Highest Food Quality, scoring 7.37 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.