The Republic of ZED-3 is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, ban on automobiles, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 599 million ZED-3ians 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, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 47.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong ZED-3ian economy, worth 36.9 trillion deniers a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Trout Farming. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 61,532 deniers, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, whenever pilots have to bail out the government bails out their company, citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles, and the government has strong opinions about what goes into your bodily orifices. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ZED-3's national animal is the lion.

ZED-3 is ranked 214,916^th in the world and 15^th in RegionZ for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 32,181.31 Standard Monetary Units.