The Independent Colony of Iscova is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its smutty television, ban on automobiles, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working, democratic population of 29.058 billion Iscovans 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 large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Public Transport. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 41.8%.

The very strong Iscovan economy, worth a remarkable 1,239 trillion metallic saars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 42,643 metallic saars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 122,178 per year while the poor average 11,845, a ratio of 10.3 to 1.

Animal Liberationists are regularly arrested, public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers, elevator music has been replaced by thrash metal played at maximum volume, and private pharmacies close down as medicinal drugs are given away freely by the government. Crime, especially youth-related, is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Iscova's national animal is the snow leopard.

Iscova is ranked 244,266^th in the world and 40^th in Land for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring -1.79 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.