The Loving Couple of -IShipIt- is a titanic, orderly nation, ruled by Hera with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory vegetarianism, frequent executions, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 11.344 billion -IShipIt-ians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Ghost. The average income tax rate is 66.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient -IShipIt-ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,442 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Woodchip Exports, and Retail. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 127,135 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, Hera lives life on the open road - complete with groupies, posters on '-IShipIt-ian Values' advise against being proud of -IShipIt-, and would-be emigrants are told "abandon all hope all ye who would exit here". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. -IShipIt-'s national animal is the dove, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is Cards.

-IShipIt- is ranked 104,075^th in the world and 9^th in The Democratika for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 11,251.64 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.