The Democratic Republic of Itsark is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Eisenberg o gato with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, vat-grown people, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 10.125 billion Itsarques 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 enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Itsariania. The average income tax rate is 89.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Itsarkian economy, worth a remarkable 1,108 trillion miaus a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, quite specialized black market in Trout Farming, Book Publishing, Cheese Exports, and Soda Sales. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 109,456 miaus, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

If someone says there's plenty of living space in Itsark they're lyin', people are left scratching their heads at the government's decisions, all major public areas are watched by police surveillance cameras, and the nation is cleaning up after a national night of celebration left most people with headaches and dim memories (Itsark has found 4 easter eggs). Crime is totally unknown. Itsark's national animal is the Gato Branco, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Itsark is ranked 22,568^th in the world and 1,154^th in Lazarus for Most Developed, scoring 86.36 on the Human Development Index.