The State of IZ is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by the Governor with a fair hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of public education, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 17.257 billion IZians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Industry, with Administration also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Education receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.7%.

The very strong IZian economy, worth 805 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 46,665 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 317,268 per year while the poor average 2,507, a ratio of 126 to 1.

IZ has designated Westminster as its capital city, The Governor has just been declared ruler of IZ in an international press conference, the government's official stance on religion is that it is so very silly, and most ambassadors from IZ retire only a few years after being appointed. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. IZ's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

IZ is ranked 288,507^th in the world and 309^th in Omega Prime for Lowest Crime Rates, with 34.52 law-abiding acts per hour.