The Entwined Providences of Zarbik is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Yale with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory vegetarianism, avant-garde cinema, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 1.497 billion Zarbikians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vik Novum. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 86.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Zarbikian economy, worth 199 trillion Atzzes a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 132,962 Atzzes, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates, students at universities think exercise bikes are pieces of abstract art, citizens have reported seeing strange rays of light emanating from the moon, and the Snapgram channel "Embarrassing Baby Yale Pics" has made Yale's mom a celebrity. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zarbik's national animal is the Beaver, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is atheism.

Zarbik is ranked 24,596^th in the world and 22^nd in Isle Of Wooloo Kingdom for Most Popular Tourist Destinations, with 1,284.75 Tourists Per Hour.