The Republic of Zahkarim is a huge, genial nation, renowned for its frequent executions, keen interest in outer space, and suspicion of poets. The cynical population of 692 million Zahkarians are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zahkarim City. The average income tax rate is 44.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Zahkarimian economy, worth 34.0 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Pizza Delivery, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,113 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Almost every singles' party has a clergy and courtesans theme, college students make ends meet by selling their kidneys, fidgety cubicle workers play with their balls, and beaches are empty as the shark population multiplies exponentially. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zahkarim's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zahkarim is ranked 138,146^th in the world and 431^st in Talonia for Fattest Citizens, with 9.98 Obesity Rate.