The Republic of Iephost Cards 3 is a massive, genial nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, ubiquitous missile silos, and public floggings. The compassionate, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.917 billion Iephost Cards 3ians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 71.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Iephost Cards 3ian economy, worth 599 trillion guilders a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 153,088 guilders, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Armed security details escort librarians to their homes, politicians have tenure, wanting a better life for your child is prohibited by a clause in the criminal code, and the internet has been placed under government control. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iephost Cards 3's national animal is the eagle, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Iephost Cards 3 is ranked 87,249^th in the world and 7,073^rd in Chicken overlords for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,666.41 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.