The Republic of Izern 190 is a massive, orderly nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, avant-garde cinema, and national health service. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.872 billion Izern 190ians 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 medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 27.2%.

The powerhouse Izern 190ian economy, worth 190 trillion banks a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,731 banks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Phone taps are frequently carried out by the police, Leader isn't a national brand, the number of students attending university has reached a record high, and policemen regularly conduct midnight raids on closed donut shops to 'collect evidence'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 190's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Izern 190 is ranked 85,582^nd in the world and 320^th in Izern for Largest Black Market, with 3.60 trillion Standard Monetary Units.