The Empire of Ishanis is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor with an iron fist, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, devout population of 2.529 billion Ishanians 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, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Arlsrest. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ishanian economy, worth 267 trillion yuan a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 105,642 yuan, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 389,393 per year while the poor average 20,235, a ratio of 19.2 to 1.

Ice-filled coffins are ominously positioned in the corner of every hospital ward, Confucianism has been named as Ishanis's national religion, the populace harbors a fierce hatred of the metric system, and countless government officials are accused of espionage. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ishanis's national animal is the panda, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Confucianism.

Ishanis is ranked 19,274^th in the world and 3^rd in Nova Terra for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 8,028.27 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.