The United Socialist States of Islasa is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Blake Reynolds with an even hand, and remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, smutty television, and state-planned economy. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 1.183 billion Islasans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, with Environment, Law & Order, and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Solisia. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Islasan economy, worth 72.9 trillion Dinalas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 61,613 Dinalas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Blake Reynolds's exquisite office door is replaced monthly due to angry petitioners, the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, and the combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Islasa's national animal is the Gecko, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Islasa is ranked 278,432^nd in the world and 140^th in The Western Isles for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,329.9 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.