The Republic of Ioe is a massive, genial nation, renowned for its parental licensing program, absence of drug laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 1.222 billion Ioeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 51.1%.

The Ioean economy, worth 66.3 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 54,283 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's skies are now a wasteland, builders across Ioe are blocked up with orders for new public loos, politicians have to be granted day-release from prison to speak on bills, and the nation's mettle is about to be tested. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ioe's national animal is the parrot, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ioe is ranked 74,347^th in the world and 519^th in Izern for Most Advanced Law Enforcement, scoring 3,828.81 on the Orwell Orderliness Index.