The Republic of Izern 262 is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its lack of airports, absence of drug laws, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, devout population of 843 million Izern 262ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 44.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Izern 262ian economy, worth 54.7 trillion izerns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,829 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, families are left homeless as entire suburbs are bulldozed on the whim of tribal chiefs, citizens with artificial limbs are forbidden to serve as beauty pageant judges, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Izern 262 in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 262's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Izern 262 is ranked 106,389^th in the world and 580^th in Izern for Most Developed, scoring 60.4 on the Human Development Index.