The Republic of IC-Water is a large, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, disturbing lack of elderly people, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 56 million IC-Waterians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small government prioritizes Industry, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Environment also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Welfare aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 14.4%.

The powerhouse IC-Waterian economy, worth 3.00 trillion Waters a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 53,529 Waters, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 214,118 per year while the poor average 8,988, a ratio of 23.8 to 1.

People experiencing anaphylactic shock are told to buck their ideas up, rioting and unrest sweep the nation, euthanasia is legal, and posing for pictures is an integral part of military training. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. IC-Water's national animal is the Goldfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

IC-Water is ranked 78,176^th in the world and 1,543^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 2,888.67 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.