The Republic of Izern 337 is a large, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and compulsory gun ownership. The compassionate, hard-working population of 102 million Izern 337ians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 16.1%.

The Izern 337ian economy, worth 4.68 trillion izerns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Uranium Mining, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 45,908 izerns, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Hostage-takers offer loyalty scheme points for prompt payment, the government denies any involvement in the release of the Hot Load computer virus, welfare recipients are milking the government for all they've got, and diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 337's national animal is the izern, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Izern 337 is ranked 240,883^rd in the world and 653^rd in Izern for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -3.1 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.