The Empire of Ice and Tinian is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Icelus with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, digital currency, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 5.017 billion Ice and Tinians 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 relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital City. The average income tax rate is 5.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ice and Tinianian economy, worth 852 trillion Credits a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is an impressive 170,001 Credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

The government is using tax revenues to provide jobs for the poor, prices fluctuate manically for no fathomable reason, citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, and the mining industry is making inroads into environmentally sensitive areas. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ice and Tinian's national animal is the Honey Badger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ecclesiarchy.

Ice and Tinian is ranked 9,040^th in the world and 445^th in The North Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 99,238.02 Standard Monetary Units.