The Republic of Zendo 100 is a small, safe nation, renowned for its public floggings and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 26 million Zendo 100ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 31.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Zendo 100ian economy, worth 988 billion zens a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Cheese Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,004 zens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Elected officials who disagree with Leader have a lot of accidents, airport users are more worried about radiation than terrorism, goldfish bowls are three metres in diameter, and motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zendo 100's national animal is the zen, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zendo 100 is ranked 260,595^th in the world and 82^nd in Yamagata for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 26,184.78 Standard Monetary Units.