The Republic of Zendo 82 is a tiny, safe nation, remarkable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and parental licensing program. The compassionate, hard-working population of 18 million Zendo 82ians 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, Defense, and International Aid. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 27.8%.

The Zendo 82ian economy, worth 842 billion zens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,828 zens, with the richest citizens earning 5.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government spends millions of zens every year prosecuting spammers, foreign musicians that Leader dislikes are turned away at the border, territories have the right to secede if they aren't happy, and escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zendo 82's national animal is the zen, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Zendo 82 is ranked 220,078^th in the world and 71^st in Yamagata for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -3.35 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.