The Republic of Izern 83 is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its anti-smoking policies, frequent executions, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, cynical, devout population of 2.703 billion Izern 83ians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 75.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Izern 83ian economy, worth 307 trillion pesos a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 113,820 pesos, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, roadside walls are being built and mother nature is paying for it, there are increasing complaints that male AI assistants have aggressive voices, and the annual government yacht trip is sponsored by criminal syndicates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 83's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Izern 83 is ranked 276,627^th in the world and 651^st in Izern for Most Cultured, scoring 58 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.