The Federation of IZO NE is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, public floggings, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 211 million IZO NEians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.2%.

The all-consuming IZO NEian economy, worth 18.5 trillion Orbits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 87,733 Orbits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 376,241 per year while the poor average 13,094, a ratio of 28.7 to 1.

The government loves seeing the little people fight, the population's jaw muscles put sharks to shame, mountains of VHS tapes of police actions are stacking up in the National Library, and people with political aspirations study how to make balloon animals. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. IZO NE's national animal is the Gowon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

IZO NE is ranked 185,120^th in the world and 12^th in Hallyu Sanctuary for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring -1.35 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.