The Republic of Zenik is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by President Paulis Kotka with a fair hand, and renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 5.465 billion Zenikeses enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Minar. The average income tax rate is 15.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Zenikian economy, worth 232 trillion Dinars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 42,566 Dinars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Zenik has designated Minar as its capital city, President Paulis Kotka has just been declared ruler of Zenik in an international press conference, every product goes through extensive safety-testing by the government, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zenik's national animal is the Bear, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Zenik is ranked 200,989^th in the world and 2^nd in Kravomisia for Highest Drug Use, scoring 97.82 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.