The Borderlands of Ictus is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister ZG Edmondson with an even hand, and notable for its vat-grown people, compulsory military service, and multi-spousal wedding ceremonies. The compassionate population of 27.018 billion Ictusians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stratton City. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ictusian economy, worth a remarkable 4,203 trillion Fiats a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 155,565 Fiats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Park rangers struggle to deal with a rash of stolen pic-a-nic baskets, surveillance cameras are banned, the government has cut taxes in the face of widespread tax evasion, and the threat of economic apocalypse brings out the best in people. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ictus's national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ictus is ranked 329,823^rd in the world and 17,750^th in Balder for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -19.52 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.