The Holy Covenant of Ism is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Executor Zikzael with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, digital currency, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, devout population of 27.156 billion Ismites enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Aiur. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Ismian economy, worth a remarkable 7,593 trillion Minerals a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 279,613 Minerals, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Every school is receiving a brand new eraser, the government officially wants you to slow down and speak more clearly, treason is relative, and pro-democracy regime change has been avoided. Crime is totally unknown. Ism's national animal is the Bengalass, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Khala.

Ism is ranked 12,477^th in the world and 643^rd in Lazarus for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 54.3 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.