The Most Serene Republic of Istastioner is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Alexandria Hamilton with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, state-planned economy, and zero percent divorce rate. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 4.495 billion Istastionerians 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, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Milford City. The average income tax rate is 96.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Istastionerian economy, worth 942 trillion Istastionerian Credits 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. 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 amazing 209,603 Istastionerian Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The latest national park is visited by more sharks than people, the fire brigade often deal with cases of burnt toast, the bum of Alexandria Hamilton has been voted the most recognisable in Istastioner, and children are raised bilingual from an early age. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Istastioner's national animal is the Red Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Istastioner is ranked 6,209^th in the world and 132^nd in Europe for Most Beautiful Environments, with 2,090.31 pounds of wildlife per square mile.