The Federal Republic of Zolotova is a huge, safe nation, renowned for its free-roaming dinosaurs, daily referendums, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 534 million Zolots are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Angeles. The average income tax rate is 38.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Zolotovan economy, worth 27.3 trillion Zoloes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 51,173 Zoloes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Immigrant herding has become a national pastime, feeling like a winner comes at a price, the only way to escape lengthy prison terms is in a body bag, and a valid legal defense is 'dead men tell no tales'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zolotova's national animal is the Zog, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zolotova is ranked 116,904^th in the world and 53^rd in Lair of the Dragon for Lowest Crime Rates, with 66.05 law-abiding acts per hour.