The Intifada of Istaf is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 24.654 billion Istafians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 69.8%.

The strong Istafian economy, worth 836 trillion Stafs a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 33,928 Stafs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens have never heard foreign radio, Istaf has designated Istaf City as its capital city, all recreational drugs are legal, and Leader has just been declared ruler of Istaf in an international press conference. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Istaf's national animal is the camel, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Istaf is ranked 187,609^th in the world and 7,557^th in Lazarus for Safest, scoring 52.45 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.