The Republic of Zendo 2 is a tiny, safe nation, notable for its smutty television and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 12 million Zendo 2ians 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 Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 30.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Zendo 2ian economy, worth 397 billion zens a year, is led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 33,122 zens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Candlelit dinners are less romantic with a flickering LED, torture is commonly used to extract information from suspected criminals, well-off serial killers write monthly checks to avoid jail time, and most believe it doesn't hurt to embrace free trade. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zendo 2's national animal is the zen.

Zendo 2 is ranked 320,644^th in the world and 57^th in Yamagata for Largest Black Market, with 3.00 billion Standard Monetary Units.