The Confederation of Ignosia is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Víliem Víre with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, sprawling nuclear power plants, and public floggings. The compassionate, democratic population of 7.858 billion Ignosians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gustenburg. The average income tax rate is 57.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ignosian economy, worth 776 trillion Chórns a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 98,767 Chórns, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Snap elections are called over every minor impasse, children as young as six shock their parents by coming out of the closet, aid workers deliver life-saving supplies with a devious gleam in their eyes, and foreign 'investors' have been taking a great interest in the new secret shuttle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ignosia's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ignosia is ranked 38,399^th in the world and 423^rd in the West Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 217.47 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.