The Federal Republic of Izern 201 is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its national health service, enslaved workforce, and punitive income tax rates. The cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.344 billion Izern 201ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 66.1%.

The powerhouse Izern 201ian economy, worth 105 trillion monies 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 large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. 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 78,606 monies, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 308,204 per year while the poor average 13,638, a ratio of 22.6 to 1.

Izern 201 has been recently classified as an international menace after 'liberating' several nearby territories, young girls aren't having a ball but they are enjoying themselves, Izern 201ians incessantly needle their doctors for relief, and any secret that gets off someone's chest is promptly replaced. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 201's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Izern 201 is ranked 50,118^th in the world and 118^th in Izern for Largest Black Market, with 16.1 trillion Standard Monetary Units.