The Armed Republic of Ikar is a tiny, efficient nation, notable for its compulsory military service, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 7 million Ikarians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Public Transport. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 24.9%.

The very strong Ikarian economy, worth 398 billion Ikoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Automobile Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 56,880 Ikoes, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 175,563 per year while the poor average 14,220, a ratio of 12.3 to 1.

Imitation is the sincerest form of felony, grocery store cereal aisles resemble a Piet Mondrian work, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and god-fearing citizens can be seen in prayer circles around the Big Max impact crater. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a very well-funded police force. Ikar's national animal is the Penguin, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to heavy metals seepage into national waterways.

Ikar is ranked 135,771^st in the world and 1,953^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 1,359.77 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.