The Federation of Zakin is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Doktor Tsume with an iron fist, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, anti-smoking policies, and national health service. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 3.088 billion Zakinians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arquin. The average income tax rate is 70.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Zakinian economy, worth 326 trillion zennies a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an impressive 105,766 zennies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Recent events in Dàguó have been classified 'for Doktor Tsume's eyes only', the number of eyes rolled per maths lesson is increasing exponentially, Doktor Tsume's media campaigns take a hiatus around exam week, and on-call doctors who check their pagers during movies are banned from cinemas for life. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zakin's national animal is the stigama, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zakin is ranked 57,711^th in the world and 535^th in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 162.78 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.