The Republic of North Ireni is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 738 million North Irenians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The tiny government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 6.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong North Irenian economy, worth 48.8 trillion Pence a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Pizza Delivery, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 66,169 Pence, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The constant playing of Merry Birthday on North Irenian radio has led to calls for the song to be classified as a crime against humanity, North Ireni has designated North Ireni City as its capital city, the country is rumored to be a Brancalandian puppet state, and the Messiah (formerly known as Brian) is a mayoral candidate. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. North Ireni's national animal is the Owl.

North Ireni is ranked 150,342^nd in the world and 9^th in The United Nations of Relative Logic for Highest Economic Output, with 48.8 trillion Standard Monetary Units.