The United Kingdom of Isselmere is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King Henry V with an even hand, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, smutty television, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cheerful population of 44.926 billion Isselmerian-Nielanders enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The relatively small, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Social Policy, Defense, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Daurmont. The average income tax rate is 65.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Isselmeric-Nielandic economy, worth an astonishing 12,042 trillion crowns a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 268,048 crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

A favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, travelers are subject to extensive searches if beet stains are visible on their clothing, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, and the sun now sets on the Isselmeric-Nielandic Empire. Crime is totally unknown. Isselmere's national animal is the blue-backed erne, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is secularism.

Isselmere is ranked 433^rd in the world and 1^st in Haven for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 88.95 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.