The Cordonite of Zharvekia is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 3.904 billion Zharvekians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The tiny government prioritizes Defense, although Education, Public Transport, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Healthcare and Environment are ignored. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 7.2%.

The strong Zharvekian economy, worth 229 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Retail. Average income is 58,658 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 184,669 per year while the poor average 14,251, a ratio of 13.0 to 1.

Meat-eating is frowned upon, military spending recently hit a new high, euthanasia is legal, and immigrants who don't like the taste of Zharvekian Turnip Chips are immediately deported. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Zharvekia's national animal is the octopus, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Zharvekia is ranked 152,362^nd in the world and 36^th in Corsair for Largest Black Market, with 1.10 trillion Standard Monetary Units.