The Free Land of Iridemia is a large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, barren, inhospitable landscape, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 117 million Iridemians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Welfare, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 7.7%.

The strong Iridemian economy, worth 7.20 trillion Iridem Lire a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Gambling, and Information Technology. Average income is 61,519 Iridem Lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.7 times as much as the poorest.

Disaster relief budgets are growing like wildfire, voting is voluntary, there's never a spare chair in the retirement home, and public spending advocates dread when the government says they're here to help. Crime is moderate, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Iridemia's national animal is the Rattlesnake, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Iridemia is ranked 97,434^th in the world and 142^nd in Aesica for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,431.45 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.