The Empire of Itani is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by King William IV with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.927 billion Itanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, corrupt, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alinor. The average income tax rate is 98.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Itanian economy, worth a remarkable 3,603 trillion Crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 258,758 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech, mystics are claiming that a simultaneous rise in scepticism and education budgets is correlation rather than causation, cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, and couples kissing on the street are detained for 'unlawful exchange of genetic material'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Itani's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Faith of the Eight.

Itani is ranked 197,404^th in the world and 2,347^th in the South Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 930.85 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.