The Constitutional Empire of Zurkerx is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by President Dmitri Covasku III with a fair hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, infamous sell-swords, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 18.55 billion Zurks live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, corrupt, liberal, pro-business government, or what there is of one, is primarily concerned with Defense, with Industry and Education also on the agenda, while Environment and Welfare receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Moskova. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Zurk economy, worth an astonishing 11,146 trillion Zureus a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Soda Sales, and Gambling. Average income is a breathtaking 600,898 Zureus, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 3,331,500 per year while the poor average 54,476, a ratio of 61.2 to 1.

Celebrity wrestlers thumb their nose at due process, crowds of flag-burning protesters tend to accidentally become crowds of burning protesters, a violent scene on television results in mass mobilization of the National Guard, and it is not politically correct to suspect that a serially convicted burglar might steal again. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, probably because of the absence of a police force. Zurkerx's national animal is the Buffalo, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Zurkerx is ranked 152,161^st in the world and 14^th in Zentari for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 6.82 on the Kitten Softness Rating.