The Federal Republic of Ivernary is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, hatred of cheese, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.348 billion Ivernarians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Circinn. The average income tax rate is 90.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ivernaryian economy, worth 199 trillion Marks a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. Average income is 84,904 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The carbon tax fund gladly supplies warm blankets when the poor can't pay their heating bills, criminals always seem to be forewarned of police raids, Leader's new door-knocking campaign has the sweet taste of success, and agreeing to appear on TV is often the best way to access social care. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ivernary's national animal is the stag, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ivernary is ranked 8,239^th in the world and 459^th in The North Pacific for Most Beautiful Environments, with 1,783.68 Pounds Of Wildlife Per Square Mile.