The Republic of Izern 222 is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its frequent executions, lack of airports, and suspicion of poets. The cynical, devout population of 845 million Izern 222ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 30.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Izern 222ian economy, worth 35.9 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 42,518 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Old dogs don't have to learn new tricks but they have to prove they haven't forgotten old ones, soldiers stream their classified military operations live for millions of fans, stony-faced prosecutors play loud gangster rap music during court proceedings, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Izern 222 in an international press conference. Crime is well under control, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 222's national animal is the izern.

Izern 222 is ranked 54,758^th in the world and 179^th in Izern for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,474.92 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.