The Independent Space Colony of Side 3 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Supreme Commander Gihren Zabi with an iron fist, and notable for its pith helmet sales, public floggings, and digital currency. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 5.481 billion Zeons are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government is effectively ruled by the Department of Defense, although Law & Order and Education are also considered important, while International Aid and Social Policy receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zum City. The average income tax rate is 95.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Zeonic economy, worth a remarkable 2,222 trillion Zeon credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 405,560 Zeon credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Travel bureaus double as recruiting centers for national intelligence agencies, the national security service are a bunch of crooks, the "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making Zeons any less frightened, and billions of Zeon credits are being blown on orbital weapons development. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Side 3's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Side 3 is ranked 217,262^nd in the world and 60^th in The Local Cluster for Most Politically Free, scoring 13 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.