The Democratic States of Islanquettes is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its public floggings. The hard-working, democratic population of 115 million Islanquettesians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 8.2%.

The strong Islanquettesian economy, worth 7.95 trillion rupees a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 69,157 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Islanquettes Barrier Island residents anxiously await their 'Bridge to Somewhere', an enormous health awareness programme is underway, Leader's power is effectively nullified as no bill becomes law without the upper house's support, and blind dates reemerge as a necessary evil in the quest for love. Crime is almost non-existent. Islanquettes's national animal is the leopard, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Islanquettes is ranked 77,653^rd in the world and 8^th in Confederation of Lekkerstates for Safest, scoring 91.87 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.