The Republic of Ipsenia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its museums and concert halls, infamous sell-swords, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 4.428 billion Ipsenians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Alpha Ipseniae. The average income tax rate is 31.4%.

The very strong Ipsenian economy, worth 400 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Trout Farming, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 90,518 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.3 times as much as the poorest.

Weird kids who eat bugs are breaking the law, kids looking for shark teeth have become ancient history, the government is a clear-cut case of tyranny by majority, and the team in charge of creating a new writing system have spent months deciding whether or not to use serif or sans-serif characters. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ipsenia's national animal is the dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ipsenia is ranked 281,368^th in the world and 10,821^st in Lazarus for Most Corrupt Governments, with 0.64 kickbacks per hour.