The State of Zukumura is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 30.695 billion Zukumurans 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 enormous, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.5%.

The strong Zukumuran economy, worth a remarkable 1,668 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Furniture Restoration, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 54,347 betales, with the richest citizens earning 9.8 times as much as the poorest.

Elections have been outlawed, military spending recently hit a new high, employers may fire workers without giving any reason, and tourists from around the world come to visit the country's famous rainforests. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Zukumura's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Zukumura is ranked 110,172^nd in the world and 1^st in Northern Province for Most Developed, scoring 59.41 on the Human Development Index.