The Republic of the Earth Mother of Zaknafan is a massive, genial nation, ruled by The Council of Elected Elders with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, ban on automobiles, and national health service. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.272 billion Zaknafanians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Environment, and Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of City of Earthly Coconuts. The average income tax rate is 79.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Zaknafanian economy, worth 112 trillion Coconuts a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Information Technology, Retail, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 88,065 Coconuts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The hills are alive with the smell of burning flesh, the government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, the government burgles the houses of holidaying citizens, and Legitimate Businessmen Social Clubs are the only places to legitimately get high tech. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zaknafan's national animal is the Bird of Paradise, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Earth Mother Gaia.

Zaknafan is ranked 5,106^th in the world and 298^th in Lazarus for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 8,212.22 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.