The Land
The Republic of Zaqistan is located in the New Foundland Evaporation Basin of the The Great Salt Lake in the Northwest corner of the State of Utah in the United States of America.
Zaqistan lies where the slopes Terrace Mountain meets the expansive mud flats of the Great Salt Lake. The ghost town Terrace lies only six and a half miles away. At its height, Terrace boasted a population of 1,000 residents and was a major locomotive repair station on the Transcontinental Railroad.
Zaqistan is high desert. The during the day the sun is hot and intense, the nights are generally cool. The air is dry and moisture is minimal. There is not much wildlife in Zaqistan although lizards, small snakes and jackrabbits occasionaly dart about. Some nights coyotes howls can be heard from Zaqistan. The landscape is not totally barren as there is an abundance of desert brush. Much of the vegetation is rooted in cryptobiotic soil which makes the land fragile.
Zaqistan is extremely remote. It is fifty miles from any gas station, 15-20 miles on a dirt roads from the highway and then two miles hiking though the desert after that.
Zaqistan is high desert, with hot summers and cold winters. Zaqistan is far from any water source so as of now all water must be brought in.