The Democratic Republic of Zapatapa is a massive, efficient nation, renowned for its rampant corporate plagiarism, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.18 billion Zapatapans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 82.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Zapatapan economy, worth 96.2 trillion Pesos a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Average income is 81,510 Pesos, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

3D printed organs are a breath of new life for the sick and elderly, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, Brancalandian Brie isn't available anywhere in Zapatapa, and workers tend to schedule naps during all-hands meetings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zapatapa's national animal is the Axolotl, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Zapatapa is ranked 46,780^th in the world and 2,917^th in Balder for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 156.53 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.