The Federation of Zvolen is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 260 million Zvolenians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The tiny, pro-business government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Public Transport, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.2%.

The very strong Zvolenian economy, worth 18.4 trillion korunas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Soda Sales, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 70,951 korunas, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 216,743 per year while the poor average 18,002, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Costumed characters wearing Maxtopian Grass leaves remind citizens that the government now sells the green stuff, the book "Zen and the Art of Dog Maintenance" is inexplicably a worldwide success, the subway is dead quiet in early afternoons, and vile black smog from coal power plants has enveloped several major urban centres. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zvolen's national animal is the sheep, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zvolen is ranked 282,422^nd in the world and 300^th in The Region That Has No Big Banks for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring -14.14 on the Clooney Contribution Index.