The Republic of IE-55 is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its burgeoning giraffe population. The hard-working population of 649 million IE-55ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 18.8%.

The IE-55ian economy, worth 28.3 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 43,672 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. IE-55's national animal is the giraffe.

IE-55 is ranked 229,875^th in the world and 1^st in Federa for Highest Average Incomes, with 43,672.28 Standard Monetary Units.