The Republic of ZMC08 is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 505 million ZMC08ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large government prioritizes Law & Order, although Defense, Education, and Welfare are also considered important, while International Aid isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 42.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The ZMC08ian economy, worth 26.2 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,809 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

ZMC08ian novella fans become unusually flustered when thinking about Leader, museums offer moralization or your money back, primary candidates are replaced if they fail to compliment Leader's hair, and police officers that upset their bosses get assigned to 24 hour stakeouts of bike sheds. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ZMC08's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

ZMC08 is ranked 85,701^st in the world and 6^th in RegionZ for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 111.62 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.