The Republic of Zarsic Met is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 3.545 billion Zarsic Metians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 27.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Zarsic Metian economy, worth 75.9 trillion pounds a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 21,421 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Going on a diet invalidates your passport, members of the government all have oddly similar anecdotes about their childhoods, sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed, and the nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zarsic Met's national animal is the panther, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zarsic Met is ranked 174,151^st in the world and 3^rd in The Fallange for Most Armed, with 0.25 Weapons Per Person.