The Republic of Izern 234 is a huge, orderly nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ban on automobiles, and frequent executions. The compassionate, cynical population of 673 million Izern 234ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 33.5%.

The sizeable but inefficient Izern 234ian economy, worth 24.0 trillion izerns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,708 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Money that should have gone to charities is instead spent on monitoring them, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned, and auditors are gutting every governmental department. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 234's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Izern 234 is ranked 279,755^th in the world and 872^nd in Izern for Highest Average Incomes, with 35,708.73 Standard Monetary Units.