The Incorporated States of Ironica Butterfly is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by Forbes Wyoming with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 6.75 billion Ironica Butterflyians 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 enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. The average income tax rate is 71.7%.

The all-consuming Ironica Butterflyian economy, worth 419 trillion aurelias a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 62,178 aurelias, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

Proper policy proposals prerequire professional peer-reviewed papers, arbitrary election rules are considered sacrosanct, balaclava manufacturers are held criminally culpable for bank heists, and the government is reining in public spending. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ironica Butterfly's national animal is the butterfly, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ironica Butterfly is ranked 157,030^th in the world and 1,623^rd in 10000 Islands for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring -2.05 on the Hickory Productivity Index.