The Empire of ITAZEN is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by The Supreme Itaviltin with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, public floggings, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 9.335 billion ITAZENI are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sumarell. The average income tax rate is 96.5%.

The frighteningly efficient ITAZENI economy, worth a remarkable 1,796 trillion Tans a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Trout Farming. Average income is an impressive 192,451 Tans, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Burglars are known for taking cash, socks, and other valuables, side effects of working for The Supreme Itaviltin may include dis-orientation, the nation's museums are real penny-pinchers, and finders keepers is the law of the land. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. ITAZEN's national animal is the Lionfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is ITAZENISM.

ITAZEN is ranked 2,169^th in the world and 1^st in Alestan for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 16,190.59 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.