The Federation of IZO NE is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 419 million IZO NEians are either ruled by a sleek, efficient government or a conglomerate of multinational corporations; it's difficult to tell which.

The tiny, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rap nonono. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 6.9%.

The all-consuming IZO NEian economy, worth 38.9 trillion Orbits a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Retail, Arms Manufacturing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 92,826 Orbits, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 396,386 per year while the poor average 13,957, a ratio of 28.4 to 1.

Officials pull all-nighters to check immigrants for potential links to terrorists, on-duty Air IZO NE flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class, the SWAT team always rings twice, and the arms industry is backed by government subsidies and harsh anti-protest laws are in place. Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. IZO NE's national animal is the Gowon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

IZO NE is ranked 66,987^th in the world and 10^th in Hallyu Sanctuary for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 96.44 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.