The Armed Republic of Zorios is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its punitive income tax rates, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 5.226 billion Zoriosians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Zoriosian economy, worth 87.1 trillion rupees a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. Average income is 16,674 rupees, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zorios's national animal is the lion, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zorios is ranked 74,503^rd in the world and 4^th in Anontia for Most Beautiful Environments, with 605.07 pounds of wildlife per square mile.