The Republic of Izern 166 is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its prohibition of alcohol, smutty television, and frequent executions. The cynical, devout population of 1.779 billion Izern 166ians 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, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 74.1%.

The all-consuming Izern 166ian economy, worth 179 trillion banks a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,062 banks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 366,124 per year while the poor average 19,888, a ratio of 18.4 to 1.

It is cheaper to die in the wilderness than to survive, builders spend more time negotiating "tasteful architecture" than on actual construction, weather forecasts are accurate but nobody has the bandwidth to view them, and studio executives abandon tragic stories of star-crossed lovers because "it's been done". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 166's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Izern 166 is ranked 33,485^th in the world and 80^th in Izern for Most Developed, scoring 81.61 on the Human Development Index.