The Republic of Izern 331 is a small, genial nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-working population of 40 million Izern 331ians 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 medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 22.3%.

The Izern 331ian economy, worth 2.05 trillion izerns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 51,347 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Young children are learning advanced physics to scientifically disprove the existence of Santa Claus, Izern 331 successfully hosted the Izern Olympics, sneezing pedestrians are grabbed by alley-lurking doctors, and minorities play dumb to get more welfare payments. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 331's national animal is the izern, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Izern 331 is ranked 158,291^st in the world and 628^th in Izern for Highest Poor Incomes, with 23,331.82 Standard Monetary Units.