The Gull Flag Republic of Iansisle is a behemoth, efficient nation, ruled by Nicodemo Ranalte with an even hand, and renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful population of 51.066 billion Iansisleans enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ianapalis. The average income tax rate is 87.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Iansislean economy, worth an astonishing 28,449 trillion generals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is a breathtaking 557,106 generals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Cloud nine refers to the top floor of skyscrapers, diplomats agree to the terms and conditions of peace treaties without reading them, all facts are created equal, and the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping. Crime, especially youth-related, is so common that it is unusual to encounter someone following the law, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. Iansisle's national animal is the seagull, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Iansisle is ranked 1,811^th in the world and 1^st in A Modern World for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 9,471.48 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.