The Federal Republic of Izern 206 is a massive, efficient nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and ubiquitous missile silos. The compassionate, humorless, devout population of 1.347 billion Izern 206ians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 67.7%.

The powerhouse Izern 206ian economy, worth 124 trillion monies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 92,151 monies, with the richest citizens earning 6.8 times as much as the poorest.

Universities now offer degrees in cycling etiquette, schoolchildren are divided over Leader's "Why Tigers are Cooler than Lions" speech, nuclear warheads are frequently launched into space as a warning to invading meteoroids, and defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 206's national animal is the card, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Izern 206 is ranked 99,021^st in the world and 447^th in Izern for Nicest Citizens, with 14.64 average smiles per day.