The Knightly Order of Ikania is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Pelinal Whitestrake with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, national health service, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, humorless population of 17.435 billion Ikanians 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, corrupt morass — juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ekrina. The average income tax rate is 98.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Ikanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,556 trillion Septims a year, is highly specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Retail, Book Publishing, and Tourism. Average income is an impressive 146,603 Septims, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Children listen incredulously when their grandparents explain what a "running river" is, one lone government employee can be seen hunting for the elusive stray white dog, the atmosphere in Ikanian boardrooms is turning more gay, and staffers take uppers in the old upper house chamber. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ikania's national animal is the dragon, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Nine Divines.

Ikania is ranked 258,451^st in the world and 256^th in The League for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring -18.55 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.