The Protectorate of Ibykia is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its burgeoning ibex population. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 18.873 billion Ibykians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and International Aid. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 11.6%.

The very strong Ibykian economy, worth a remarkable 1,301 trillion scudoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 68,977 scudoes, with the richest citizens earning 9.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control. Ibykia's national animal is the ibex, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Ibykia is ranked 62,746^th in the world and 1^st in Igewu for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.