The Delegate Elect of Zylonox is a mammoth, efficient nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, avowedly heterosexual populace, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, devout population of 5.952 billion Zylonoxians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 26.9%.

The thriving Zylonoxian economy, worth 512 trillion Currencies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Arms Manufacturing, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 86,028 Currencies, with the richest citizens earning 7.3 times as much as the poorest.

Foreign leaders are advising that Leader's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, people who have lived their entire lives in Zylonox are shocked to discover that they are not citizens, every day's an auto-de-fé day, and caroling is considered a public disturbance. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Zylonox's national animal is the Animal, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zylonox is ranked 263,074^th in the world and 953^rd in Concord for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.65 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.