The Democratic Republic of New Zelenogorsk is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate population of 679 million Zelenogorskians 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zelenogorsk. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Zelenogorskian economy, worth 52.0 trillion Rockuses 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 Tourism, Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. 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 76,526 Rockuses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Arbitration is mightier than the sword, the digital money revolution has cashed out, space shuttles regularly launch rubbish into space, and polling place volunteers are suddenly opening a huge number of offshore bank accounts. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Zelenogorsk's national animal is the Mukus, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

New Zelenogorsk is ranked 18,094^th in the world and 494^th in The East Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 8,295.12 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.