The Empire of Zarathal is a large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working population of 74 million Zarathalians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 21.7%.

The strong Zarathalian economy, worth 4.14 trillion dollars a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Book Publishing, and Information Technology. Average income is 55,993 dollars , with the richest citizens earning 7.5 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zarathal's national animal is the cobra.

Zarathal is ranked 89,554^th in the world and 1,179^th in The East Pacific for Most Extreme, scoring 24.84 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.