The Republic of Illeron is a gargantuan, cultured nation, renowned for its daily referendums, ban on automobiles, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic population of 13.913 billion Illeronians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 91.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Illeronian economy, worth a remarkable 1,694 trillion Illiras a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 121,758 Illiras, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Flags are commonly used as bonfire kindling, cash-strapped junkies lick rabbits for a cheap high, lion-reed-vulture-hand-reed-mouth is how Leader is spelt now, and sales of disinfectant wipes have skyrocketed. Crime is totally unknown. Illeron's national animal is the Tardigrade, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Illeron is ranked 75,771^st in the world and 524^th in The Communist Bloc for Highest Drug Use, scoring 82.8 on the Pineapple Fondness Rating.