The Collective Joke of Ithania is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its national health service, state-planned economy, and unlimited-speed roads. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 8.552 billion Ithanians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 70.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ithanian economy, worth 876 trillion Irrelevants a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 102,455 Irrelevants, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Solid-gold toilets are Ithanian prisons' least expensive furnishings, only AIs know why the nation is rapidly increasing its semiconductor stockpile, the government's stance on marriage is 'Let Ithanians marry themselves', and third world countries are rich in "I Love Ithania City" t-shirts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ithania's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ithania is ranked 145,349^th in the world and 314^th in Europe for Fattest Citizens, with 9.93 Obesity Rate.