The Most Serene Republic of Istastioner is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Alexandria Hamilton with an even hand, and notable for its daily referendums, infamous sell-swords, and unlimited-speed roads. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 9.637 billion Istastionerians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, corrupt, liberal 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 97.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Istastionerian economy, worth a remarkable 2,376 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, Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. 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 246,571 Istastionerian Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

A small country is wondering where their capitol building's gold dome went, the nation is in perpetual campaign mode, Istastioner is notorious for its citizens' infidelity, and there have been reports of people marrying housepets. 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 13,181^st in the world and 262^nd in Europe for Most Cultured, scoring 102 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.