The Empire of Irkk is a tiny, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, feral children, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 18 million Irkens are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, moralistic, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 16.6%.

The powerhouse Irken economy, worth 1.10 trillion monies a year, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture and Book Publishing. Average income is 61,100 monies, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 191,907 per year while the poor average 14,895, a ratio of 12.9 to 1.

Children are made painfully aware that mommy and daddy love each other more than them, teachers prefer to give 'Maybe, Maybe Not' tests when dealing with sensitive subjects, the rich tend their gardens inside gated urban farming communities, and the criminal underworld is dominated by cupcake smugglers and back-alley doughnut shops. Crime is a serious problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Irkk's national animal is the GIR, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Irkk is ranked 248,764^th in the world and 3^rd in Universe Sr for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -2.68 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.