The Republic of ZMC02 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its enslaved workforce, public floggings, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 500 million ZMC02ians 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, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 43.7%.

The sizeable but underdeveloped ZMC02ian economy, worth 15.0 trillion kronor a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,074 kronor, with the richest citizens earning 6.0 times as much as the poorest.

No-one can foil the ambitions of Big Aluminium, 'A is for Annulment' is a popular children's song, skateboarding is punishable by heavy fines, and a government program is underway to revitalize ZMC02's beaches. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. ZMC02's national animal is the emu, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

ZMC02 is ranked 317,735^th in the world and 37^th in RegionZ for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -103.99 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.