The Federal Republic of Issime is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by Montserrat Leeon-Yurena with an even hand, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, infamous sell-swords, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, cheerful population of 12.579 billion Issimeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marsante. The average income tax rate is 99.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Issimean economy, worth a remarkable 2,788 trillion Marins 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 Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 221,689 Marins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Cyber-crime and tin-foil hat sales are both increasing at record rates, surveillance cameras are banned, popular cartoon characters frequently appear in government-sponsored PSAs reminding students to say no to drugs, and celebrity chefs are thought to be the progenitors of all food. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Issime's national animal is the Issi Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Issime is ranked 276,613^th in the world and 2,597^th in the Pacific for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -5.37 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.