The Republic of Izern 312 is a small, genial nation, notable for its irreverence towards religion and suspicion of poets. The compassionate population of 32 million Izern 312ians 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 Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 29.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Izern 312ian economy, worth 1.15 trillion izerns a year, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,838 izerns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Homebuyers must agree to name their firstborn after the previous owner, legislators toe the party line lest the Sergeant-at-Arms decide to conduct "truncheon practice" on the backbench, travellers are often forcibly evicted by torch-bearing mobs, and the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 312's national animal is the izern, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Izern 312 is ranked 180,636^th in the world and 102^nd in Izern for Fattest Citizens, with 9.64 Obesity Rate.