The Poblacht Cheilteach of Ierna is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Uachtarán Ó Canannáin with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service, frequent executions, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, humorless population of 15.761 billion Iernans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Átha Cliath. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Iernan economy, worth a remarkable 3,992 trillion Valeras a year, is quite specialized and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 253,291 Valeras, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Exiles see that the line where the sky meets the sea is just clouds and rain, noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, commemoration of the Great Europe War costs almost as much as the war itself, and the national guard is mobilized whenever a mother gets separated from her child at the mall. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ierna's national animal is the Great Irish Elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is State Atheism.

Ierna is ranked 691^st in the world and 18^th in Europe for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 101.21 Effective Tax Rate.