The Emirate of Zrn is a tiny, safe nation, renowned for its frequent executions, state-planned economy, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 12 million Zrnians 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 enormous, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 58.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Zrnian economy, worth 476 billion Ttns 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 Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 39,664 Ttns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Historical commemorations regularly devolve into militaristic jingoism, warfare increasingly resembles a video game, country folk are sent to obligatory boarding schools to learn how to be civilized, and the government is interviewing for thousands of 'Religious Censor' positions. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zrn's national animal is the Blz.

Zrn is ranked 276,106^th in the world and 9^th in The Lands for Nicest Citizens, with 1.34 average smiles per day.