The Republic of Izern 293 is a huge, efficient nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ritual sacrifices, and otherworldly petting zoo. The compassionate population of 638 million Izern 293ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 41.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Izern 293ian economy, worth 45.0 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Uranium Mining, and Tourism. Average income is 70,456 izerns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Politicians who vacation in East Lebatuck lose their jobs upon their return, students do more community service than homework, raccoons are plump and satiated, and lobbyists are trying to convince government to recategorize most natural disasters as "non-critical naturogenic inconveniences". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 293's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Izern 293 is ranked 91,611^th in the world and 471^st in Izern for Most Developed, scoring 63.63 on the Human Development Index.