The Republic of Zippo is a gargantuan, safe nation, renowned for its punitive income tax rates. The quiet, industrious population of 24.361 billion Zippoans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 66.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Zippoan economy, worth 886 trillion Zoxes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 36,394 Zoxes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

High-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, voting is compulsory, the automotive industry soaks up huge government handouts, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zippo's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Zippo is ranked 125,354^th in the world and 4^th in Atheist Empire for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.18 law-abiding acts per hour.