The People's Republic of Ishnavara is a gargantuan, cultured nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic, devout population of 12.587 billion Ishnavarans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 8.0%.

The Ishnavaran economy, worth 629 trillion talents a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 50,044 talents, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is moderate, probably because of the absence of a police force. Ishnavara's national animal is the snowy owl, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Ishnavara is ranked 285,178^th in the world and 2^nd in Winter for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring -7.07 on the Gilded Widget Scale.