The Republic of Zarlan is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, sprawling nuclear power plants, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 665 million Zarlanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zarlan City. The average income tax rate is 45.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Zarlanian economy, worth 55.4 trillion Zaris a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 83,363 Zaris, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military is slashing spending on conventional arms and diverting it to spending on prosthetic arms, blue bloods are welcome in Zarlan, the nation's space program is doxxing the planet, and a surprising number of police officers have been arrested for leopard sacrifices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zarlan's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zarlan is ranked 90,603^rd in the world and 926^th in the West Pacific for Highest Drug Use, scoring 194.96 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.