The Republic of Izern 151 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its smutty television, parental licensing program, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 1.889 billion Izern 151ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Izern 151ian economy, worth 197 trillion pounds a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 104,563 pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression, a video of Leader wearing shock-blue face paint and smashing an electric guitar in front of a frenzied crowd is on endless repeat on the nightly news, the government is a proud sponsor of the National Gaming Association, and children as young as six shock their parents by coming out of the closet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 151's national animal is the lion, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Izern 151 is ranked 260,812^th in the world and 678^th in Izern for Nicest Citizens, with 8.23 average smiles per day.