The Protectorate-Commonwealth of Newwe Zion is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Lord Protector John Owenson with an iron fist, and renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, enslaved workforce, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 2.75 billion Zionmen are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Spirituality, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Salem. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 51.4%.

The Zionian economy, worth 149 trillion Zion Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, Tourism, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 54,335 Zion Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Imprisonment is the leading cause of disownment, vacationers and business travelers are often warned that they may lose the right to vote if they spend too much time overseas, the building of bureaucratic rivalries has exceeded targets, and mechanics are often exhausted by their work. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Newwe Zion's national animal is the Lion, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is the Congregational Church of Newwe Zion.

Newwe Zion is ranked 111,888^th in the world and 196^th in Christians for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 10,626.04 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.