The Republic of Izern 263 is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, ritual sacrifices, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 750 million Izern 263ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 56.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Izern 263ian economy, worth 48.8 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 65,075 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Commemoration of the Great Izern War costs almost as much as the war itself, the state is footing the bill for billionaires' lawyers, all children's clothes come in only cream and off-white to prevent offense, and schoolchildren are divided over Leader's "Why Tigers are Cooler than Lions" speech. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 263's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Izern 263 is ranked 125,348^th in the world and 95^th in Izern for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,368.93 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.