The Borderlands of Ictus is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister ZG Edmondson with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 27.18 billion Ictusians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stratton City. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ictusian economy, worth a remarkable 4,257 trillion Fiats a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 156,630 Fiats, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Credit scores fluctuate wildly with every change of government, the most recent election was a close race between Prime Minister ZG Edmondson and Prime Minister ZG Edmondson, starving citizens are offered nuclear pasta, and the government has enacted freedom of information. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ictus's national animal is the Human, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ictus is ranked 3,264^th in the world and 159^th in Balder for Nicest Citizens, with 57.27 average smiles per day.