The Republic of Izern 170 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its otherworldly petting zoo, pith helmet sales, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, cynical population of 1.849 billion Izern 170ians 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 medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 54.6%.

The powerhouse Izern 170ian economy, worth 166 trillion banks 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, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. 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 90,309 banks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.5 times as much as the poorest.

Motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, truancy is as easy as clicking a camera icon, billions of banks are spent to take high-quality photos of the Card Nebula, and Izern 170 City is a police state during international summits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 170's national animal is the card, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Izern 170 is ranked 115,270^th in the world and 413^th in Izern for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,244.61 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.