The United Socialist States of Zorniya is a tiny, orderly nation, notable for its state-planned economy, pith helmet sales, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 8 million Zorniyans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 67.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The developing Zorniyan economy, worth 286 billion Zorins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 35,698 Zorins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, concussed Zorniyan Bearball players cannot remember their lineup position, and high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zorniya's national animal is the Zorniyan Bear.

Zorniya is ranked 172,773^rd in the world and 60^th in Sancturia for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,516 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.