The Republic of Zenjen is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Zakiya Umar with an iron fist, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, prohibition of alcohol, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, cynical population of 3.621 billion Zenjenians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of St Seaghton. The average income tax rate is 69.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Zenjenian economy, worth 367 trillion Eskorencs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,502 Eskorencs, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Six-year-old children playing dress-up are viewed with suspicion, UFO sightings are listed daily in the morning news, hospitals fear government fines more than terrorist ransoms, and local officials love to claim the protection of their Big Brother. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zenjen's national animal is the Welsh Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is None.

Zenjen is ranked 239,411^th in the world and 111^th in Lands End for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.09 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.