The Empire of Itani is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by King William IV with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, national health service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 13.741 billion Itanians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, corrupt, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alinor. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Itanian economy, worth a remarkable 3,531 trillion Crowns a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 256,991 Crowns, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, passionate nomination battles are often as intense as general elections, drug deals return to the streets as legions of undercover officers stalk the dark web, and class action lawsuits have gone up in smoke thanks to government interference. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Itani's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The Faith of the Eight.

Itani is ranked 1,625^th in the world and 42^nd in the South Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 293 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.