The Republic of Izern 1 is a mammoth, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its ritual sacrifices, public floggings, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 6.641 billion Izern 1ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 76.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Izern 1ian economy, worth 931 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 140,330 dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.6 times as much as the poorest.

Laser-wielding robots are taking aim at human hearts, mechanics are often exhausted by their work, families returning from international vacations are unable to get their children back into the country, and couples kissing on the street are detained for 'unlawful exchange of genetic material'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 1's national animal is the dolphin, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Izern 1 is ranked 33,460^th in the world and 135^th in the Plains of Perdition for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 2,516.08 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.