The Allied States of Zeta Alpha is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Zarn with an even hand, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and pith helmet sales. The hard-working, democratic population of 12.556 billion Zeta Alphans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government is primarily concerned with Defense, with Education, Welfare, and Administration also on the agenda, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zeta City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.5%.

The Zeta Alphan economy, worth 554 trillion Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 44,142 Dollars, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation, lines of trenches demarcate the nation's borders, and residents of new housing subdivisions complain about the total absence of supermarkets and restaurants. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zeta Alpha's national animal is the Bantha, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Astrialism.

Zeta Alpha is ranked 238,508^th in the world and 4^th in Sagittarius Arm for Highest Poor Incomes, with 17,318.23 Standard Monetary Units.