The Republic of Iazadi is a colossal, socially progressive nation, renowned for its anti-smoking policies, ban on automobiles, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 3.607 billion Iazi love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 66.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Iazi economy, worth 218 trillion Petals a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 60,599 Petals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, drug lords often avoid prison time by teaching "chemistry" classes to underprivileged youth, and old warplanes and tanks that break down can't be repaired since no one makes the parts anymore. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iazadi's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Iazadi is ranked 25,923^rd in the world and 56^th in Horizon for Most Cultured, scoring 82 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.