The Most Serene Republic of Istastioner is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Alexandria Hamilton with a fair hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic, humorless population of 4.507 billion Istastionerians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Milford City. The average income tax rate is 96.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Istastionerian economy, worth 945 trillion Istastionerian Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, quite specialized black market in Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 209,852 Istastionerian Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Terrorists are on a first name basis with the officials that stamp their passports, raver DJ XStacy holds multiple medical degrees in chillaxing, acrimonious legal battles result during divorce proceedings, and prospective parents are cheering on the streets as they no longer need a license to have children. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Istastioner's national animal is the Red Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Roman Catholicism.

Istastioner is ranked 103,561^st in the world and 919^th in Europe for Safest, scoring 81.49 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.