The Republic of Izern 224 is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its pith helmet sales, zero percent divorce rate, and punitive income tax rates. The quiet, industrious population of 723 million Izern 224ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 53.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Izern 224ian economy, worth 34.4 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 47,608 izerns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued, children who display even minimal sporting aptitude are immediately assigned a personal trainer, elderly tribespeople die in bed surrounded by loved ones and linguists, and factories place endangered birds in their rafters in pursuit of government protections. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 224's national animal is the izern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Izern 224 is ranked 307,239^th in the world and 859^th in Izern for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring -3.16 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.