The Kirby Tenant of Zalann is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 578 million Zalannians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Greater Minuscule Area. The average income tax rate is 41.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Zalannian economy, worth 62.0 trillion Mini Dimes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Cheese Exports, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 107,235 Mini Dimes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Birth rates have hit an all-time low, mining safety laws are often more expensive than what's being mined, construction of the Really Big Hadron Collider is underway, and economists claim no news is good news. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zalann's national animal is the Mini kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zalann is ranked 284,691^st in the world and 202^nd in Wintreath for Largest Black Market, with 35.3 billion Standard Monetary Units.