The People's Republic of Zapatal is a mid-sized, socially progressive nation, notable for its state-planned economy, avant-garde cinema, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 50 million Zapatalis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Zapatalian economy, worth 2.13 trillion Veris a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 42,557 Veris, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Fashion models are guaranteed to be 100% genuinely as anorexic as they appear on magazine covers, sniffer dogs are trained to follow clouds of fruity-smelling vapor, representatives soak in mineral pools at the new capitol building day spa, and counselors have to sign pledges supporting gay rights before they can speak to any patients. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zapatal's national animal is the Swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Zapatal is ranked 57,245^th in the world and 346^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,763.9 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.