The Republic of IG-1 is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its smutty television, enslaved workforce, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, devout population of 19.693 billion IG-1ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 51.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The IG-1ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,118 trillion $$s a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Soda Sales, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 56,807 $$s, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

All industry is owned and run by the government, the government funds large training centres to turn Death's-head Hawkmoths into functioning members of society, many IG-1ians are their brothers' keepers, and Dogman-branded weapons are all the rage in the militaristic comic-book community. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. IG-1's national animal is the Death's-head Hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

IG-1 is ranked 144,043^rd in the world and 1^st in Iron Guard for Safest, scoring 64.82 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.