The Federation of Ilisseia is a massive, socially progressive nation, ruled by Vladimirovotch with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, avant-garde cinema, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 2.305 billion Ilisseians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Illondcamwigburg. The average income tax rate is 26.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ilisseian economy, worth 91.9 trillion Ili Rubles a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 39,861 Ili Rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Cheap textbooks have replaced coasters at college ragers, school lessons are constantly interrupted by 'teacher needs a break' time, the citizenship exam requires years of study to actually pass, and immigrants who don't like the taste of Ilisseian Turnip Chips are immediately deported. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ilisseia's national animal is the Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ilisseia is ranked 94,494^th in the world and 5,190^th in The North Pacific for Highest Poor Incomes, with 24,194.8 Standard Monetary Units.