The Republic of Ibarkla is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by Prime Minister Kōki Yanagi with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and rampant corporate plagiarism. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 7.916 billion Ibarklans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, liberal, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Industry, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while Spirituality is ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Caparce. The average income tax rate is 95.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Ibarklan economy, worth a remarkable 1,643 trillion 國幣s a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 207,559 國幣s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal, constituents prefer a carrot and boomstick approach to dealing with politicians, Caparce River is now popularly called "Dead Fish Run", and the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu. Crime is totally unknown. Ibarkla's national animal is the honeybee, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ibarkla is ranked 24,549^th in the world and 1^st in Cerstenum for Lowest Crime Rates, with 86.28 law-abiding acts per hour.