The Republic of ZMC19 is a very large, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, parental licensing program, and avant-garde cinema. The quiet, industrious population of 375 million ZMC19ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 18.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The ZMC19ian economy, worth 18.1 trillion florins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,399 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Burial ceremonies have become as routinised as tax forms, young girls often attend the same schools as their children, global warming is heating up, and most pop videos prominently feature the ZMC19ian flag. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ZMC19's national animal is the giraffe, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

ZMC19 is ranked 125,941^st in the world and 9^th in RegionZ for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 82.46 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.