The Holy Republic of Zanmi is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Torchfull Tyne with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, keen interest in outer space, and daily referendums. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.558 billion Zanmians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nafti. The average income tax rate is 58.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Zanmian economy, worth 248 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 96,904 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, foreign policy is mostly just to smile and hope for the best, museums stand half-empty as all foreign exhibits are returned to their countries of origin, and the government's fruit business reeks of rotting produce and corruption. Crime is totally unknown. Zanmi's national animal is the Quartz Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Christianity.

Zanmi is ranked 20,224^th in the world and 6^th in The Graveyard for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 5,804.73 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.