The Federal Republic of Islavaska is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 219 million Islavaskis enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 73.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Islavaskan economy, worth 8.79 trillion kalds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Furniture Restoration, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 40,157 kalds, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Max Barry is this year's Miss Islavaska, the tools of the trade for landmine clearance appear to be copious amounts of gasoline and a box of matches, citizens select which government department gets their income tax kalds each year, and anti-government web sites are springing up. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Islavaska's national animal is the polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Islavaska is ranked 80,950^th in the world and 406^th in The Leftist Assembly for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 1,218.83 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.