The Armed Republic of Iltham is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Chancellor with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and flagrant waste-dumping. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.961 billion Ilthami are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The medium-sized, corrupt, pro-business, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Navaris. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 64.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Ilthamian economy, worth a remarkable 1,443 trillion Crows a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Uranium Mining. Average income is an amazing 290,931 Crows, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 1,438,174 per year while the poor average 33,451, a ratio of 43.0 to 1.

Things are looking up for patients accidentally prescribed erectile dysfunction medication, the nation leads Concord in per capita stalking, people believe that if you teach a man to fish he won't buy fish from you any more, and the government throws money at problems when in a jam. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iltham's national animal is the Redspine Serpent, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Iltham is ranked 118,440^th in the world and 374^th in Concord for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 678.98 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.