The Matriarchy of Isab3lla is a massive, socially progressive nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.43 billion Isab3llans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.3%.

The strong Isab3llan economy, worth 82.8 trillion gold bars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 57,906 gold bars, with the richest citizens earning 9.2 times as much as the poorest.

Failing businesses often become the sites of unsolved murders, taking hostages is a great way to influence government policy, women complaining about lack of opportunity are told to "man up", and the government dismisses unpopular legislation as a "misclick". Crime is moderate. Isab3lla's national animal is the bat, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Isab3lla is ranked 4,470^th in the world and 5^th in The Forge for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 10,438.6 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.