The Zoo of Simone Republic is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Simone with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, daily referendums, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 15.75 billion Simonians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The relatively small, corrupt, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Mona. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Simonian economy, worth a remarkable 6,602 trillion Mones a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an amazing 419,198 Mones, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,857,245 per year while the poor average 59,091, a ratio of 31.4 to 1.

There have been reports of people marrying housepets, minor code style errors dull the house edge, children who drop their ice cream are fined for littering, and the invisible hand of the market wipes babies' bottoms. Crime is totally unknown. Simone Republic's national animal is the Salmon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is God.

Simone Republic is ranked 17,939^th in the world and 238^th in The North Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 5,946.41 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.