The Republic of Zuffix is a huge, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its daily referendums, complete lack of prisons, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 603 million Zuffixians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Zuffix City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 29.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Zuffixian economy, worth 77.0 trillion souroes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 127,715 souroes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 379,179 per year while the poor average 33,746, a ratio of 11.2 to 1.

Citizens are less concerned with policy and more concerned with whether politicians "call 'em like they see 'em", travelers praise airports for their endless beige corridors, citizens applying for their first jobs face fierce competition from the homeless, and major boxing matches are held in government buildings. Crime is totally unknown. Zuffix's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Zuffix is ranked 31,891^st in the world and 79^th in The Frontier Sea for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 242.98 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.