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“People equate to birds, government equates to gravity.”

The Commonwealth of Zilatal is a huge, socially progressive nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. Its hard-nosed, hard-working, intelligent population of 409 million hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The small, corrupt government is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, with areas such as Religion & Spirituality and Defence receiving almost no funds by comparison. It meets every day to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tuqruoise Beach. Income tax is unheard of. A powerhouse of a private sector is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Information Technology industries.

People are now classified as male, female, or genderqueer, city sidewalks are crowded with overweight people, murder rates are on the rise as the popularity of soylent products grows, and major cities are suffering under water rationing. Crime -- especially youth-related -- is a problem, and the police force struggles against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zilatal's national animal is the Island Goose, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its currency is the Zilcoin.

Zilatal is ranked 4th in the region and 40,614th in the world for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector.