The Democratic Empire of Zellatia is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Zellan III with an even hand, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, anti-smoking policies, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cheerful population of 35.419 billion Zellatians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zelatun. The average income tax rate is 95.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Zellatian economy, worth a remarkable 6,873 trillion Zellatian Gold Dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 194,063 Zellatian Gold Dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians tend to jump ship to whichever party is currently leading in the polls, kindergartners' favourite dance move is the stop-drop-and-roll, Emperor Zellan III's reputation is hard as nails, and the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zellatia's national animal is the Zellatian Tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Thelakism.

Zellatia is ranked 11,537^th in the world and 1^st in The Kenos Ocean for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 9,171.23 on the Gilded Widget Scale.