The Armed Republic of Ideacra is a small, genial nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 27 million Ideacrans, 22 million of whom are zombies, enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 21.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ideacran economy, worth 1.67 trillion Ideses a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 57,647 Ideses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, excited shovel-bearing geeks wander the countryside, athletes and street criminals compete for solid steel baseball bats, and uploading purple prose to social media earns a place on a government watchlist. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ideacra's national animal is the Mule, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ideacra is ranked 175,830^th in the world and 36^th in Kerbals of the North for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,507.48 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.