The Matriarchy of Ianaterp is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, otherworldly petting zoo, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 5.175 billion Ianaterpians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 57.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ianaterpian economy, worth 530 trillion Shiny Green Things a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 102,471 Shiny Green Things, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Ill and injured visitors in Ianaterp have to walk it off until they return home, heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage, the tax agency is feared more than serial killers and terrorists, and politicians are often seen with soldiers pointing guns at their heads. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ianaterp's national animal is the Dog.

Ianaterp is ranked 45,513^th in the world and 2,601^st in Balder for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 4,272.47 on the Gilded Widget Scale.