The Independent Republic of Ikatha is a mammoth, safe nation, ruled by Kenneth Nqobile with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, zero percent divorce rate, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, devout population of 8.769 billion Zulus 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, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ulundi. The average income tax rate is 96.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Zulu economy, worth a remarkable 1,478 trillion Izinkomoes a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 168,582 Izinkomoes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The constant playing of Merry Birthday on Zulu radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, women who walk into the ladies' changing room are accused of being Peeping Toms, tourists call Zulu beach towns "the fine coastline", and the housing market has collapsed like an overbaked Brancalandian souffle. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ikatha's national animal is the Zulu Sheep, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Animism.

Ikatha is ranked 2,615^th in the world and 33^rd in the Rejected Realms for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 15,115.57 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.