The Oppressed Peoples of Issues Test Bed is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by J Nobel Daggett esq with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, parental licensing program, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-working population of 22.058 billion Issues Test Bedians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ground Zero. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 75.7%.

The all-consuming Issues Test Bedian economy, worth a remarkable 1,957 trillion Silver Dollars a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Furniture Restoration, and Gambling. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 88,758 Silver Dollars, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 440,937 per year while the poor average 10,107, a ratio of 43.6 to 1.

Politicians have tenure, J Nobel Daggett esq has been seen stealthily slicing fifths off bread loaves, government statisticians explain census inaccuracies by declaring that "Sith happens", and stocks go up when the internet says so. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Issues Test Bed's national animal is the Alaskan Malamute, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Issues Test Bed is ranked 265,863^rd in the world and 56^th in Texas for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -9.4 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.