The Republic of Zhiyouguo is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Director Shao Zhen with an even hand, and remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, humorless population of 6.427 billion Ziyouguoans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The medium-sized, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Guangzhou. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Ziyouguoan economy, worth a remarkable 1,318 trillion Ziyouguo yuan a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 205,088 Ziyouguo yuan, with the richest citizens earning 5.5 times as much as the poorest.

Group hugs break out during floor votes, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, concussed turtleball players cannot remember their lineup position, and the nation's navy has been named the scourge of the seven thousand seas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zhiyouguo's national animal is the turtle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zhiyouguo is ranked 310,845^th in the world and 5,083^rd in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -514.59 on the Scary Big Number Scale.