The Republic of Iron Cycle is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 2.678 billion Iron Cycleans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 24.5%.

The Iron Cyclean economy, worth 107 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 40,199 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

A major religion has been named as Iron Cycle's national religion, Leader has just been declared ruler of Iron Cycle in an international press conference, Iron Cycle has designated Iron Cycle City as its capital city, and fans doing the wave routinely disrupt the finals of Go tournaments. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iron Cycle's national animal is the shoop.

Iron Cycle is ranked 156,468^th in the world and 1^st in Vanadinite for Greatest Rich-Poor Divides, with 3.61 Rich To Poor Income Ratio.