The Republic of Issho is a mammoth, orderly nation, renowned for its frequent executions, otherworldly petting zoo, and infamous sell-swords. The cynical, devout population of 8.795 billion Isshoans are ruled with an iron fist by the dictatorship government, which ensures that no-one outside the party gets too rich. In their personal lives, however, citizens are relatively unoppressed; it remains to be seen whether this is because the government genuinely cares about its people, or if it hasn't gotten around to stamping out civil rights yet.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 25.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Isshoan economy, worth 521 trillion bellies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 59,283 bellies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Virtual assistants are seen with increasing suspicion every time they get an upgrade, heavily-laden pregnant women are told they can manage, marine officers are considered a delicacy, and national park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Issho's national animal is the marine officer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Issho is ranked 101,085^th in the world and 1,155^th in Remembrance for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring 1,974.01 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.