The Istkalenic Republic of Eastern Haane is a colossal, socially progressive nation, ruled by Elizabeth Ikrat with a fair hand, and notable for its compulsory vegetarianism, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 8.739 billion Istkaleners 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 large, liberal, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kirelesile. The average income tax rate is 97.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Istkalenic economy, worth a remarkable 1,802 trillion ketsels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an amazing 206,248 ketsels, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A passport is literally priceless, children aren't allowed to chew their pencils until they get home from school, foreign leaders are advising that Elizabeth Ikrat's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, and life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average. Crime is totally unknown. Eastern Haane's national animal is the sparrow, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Secularism.

Eastern Haane is ranked 5,402^nd in the world and 6^th in European Union for Lowest Crime Rates, with 114.66 law-abiding acts per hour.