The Republic of IKEA Kingdoms is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape and ritual sacrifices. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 203 million IKEA Kingdomsians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 42.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The IKEA Kingdomsian economy, worth 9.94 trillion Cards a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Woodchip Exports, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,948 Cards, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

The armed forces are locked in an expensive and bloody war abroad to stamp out possible terrorists, all statues and paintings of dogs are being destroyed to avoid offending cat-lovers, CSI Forest is this year's hit new crime show, and homeless people are periodically found dead upon altars to assorted deities. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. IKEA Kingdoms's national animal is the Card, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

IKEA Kingdoms is ranked 178,003^rd in the world and 1^st in IKEA for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 1,388.44 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.