The State of Istchee is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 18.618 billion Istcheeans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.8%.

The strong Istcheean economy, worth a remarkable 1,287 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Pizza Delivery, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 69,155 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 470,171 per year while the poor average 3,715, a ratio of 126 to 1.

A large-scale revitalization of the education system is underway, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, Istchee has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Istchee in an international press conference. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Istchee's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Istchee is ranked 263,346^th in the world and 493^rd in Ancient Lands for Lowest Crime Rates, with 43.34 law-abiding acts per hour.