The Empire of IHOP is a titanic, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning Pancake population. The hard-working population of 10.724 billion Pancakes 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 22.9%.

The IHOPian economy, worth 452 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 42,223 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Military spending recently hit a new high, it is illegal to make racist remarks in public, the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, and many friends and relatives of Leader have been given ambassador jobs in tropical island nations. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. IHOP's national animal is the Pancake.

IHOP is ranked 122,307^th in the world and 3^rd in The Realm Of Farts for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 83.07 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.