The State of Icecap is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 36.516 billion Icecapians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Defense and Industry also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 27.4%.

The Icecapian economy, worth a remarkable 1,375 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. Average income is 37,680 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.5 times as much as the poorest.

Elections have been outlawed and all tariffs have been abolished. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Icecap's national animal is the deer.

Icecap is ranked 98,058^th in the world and 1^st in Assaisonnee for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 34.14 on the Bus Surprisal Index.