The Republic of IE-50 is a huge, pleasant nation, remarkable for its burgeoning leopard population. The hard-working population of 542 million IE-50ians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 19.8%.

The IE-50ian economy, worth 23.1 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 42,657 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. IE-50's national animal is the leopard.

IE-50 is ranked 107,280^th in the world and 1^st in Scorpius for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 2,107.44 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.