The Idyllic Utopian Empire of The Union of Ibistic States is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Emperor Philip Walters IV with an iron fist, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, parental licensing program, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless population of 2.297 billion Ibisians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ibiston City. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 91.3%.

The frighteningly efficient Ibisian economy, worth 581 trillion Ibisims a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 253,283 Ibisims, with the richest citizens earning 7.9 times as much as the poorest.

A lot of number one hits are straight cover versions, a stocking with a crooked seam or a tie without a full Windsor knot are grounds for instant dismissal, newborns are being raised as mindless killing machines, and children are often observed making 'sand angels' in bunkers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Union of Ibistic States's national animal is the Ibis, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

The Union of Ibistic States is ranked 315,359^th in the world and 392^nd in The League for Nudest, with 0.75 cheeks per square mile.