The Colony of Izakuni is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its burgeoning shijimi large blue butterfly population. The hard-working, democratic population of 774 million Izakuni are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 18.6%.

The strong Izakunese economy, worth 40.5 trillion dollar sterlings a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 52,262 dollar sterlings, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izakuni's national animal is the shijimi large blue butterfly, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Izakuni is ranked 272,342^nd in the world and 1^st in Arcadia for Largest Black Market, with 93.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.