The LIGHTS CAMARA ACTION of Its Showtime is a titanic, efficient nation, remarkable for its smutty television, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 11.263 billion Its Showtimeans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Law & Order. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 60.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Its Showtimean economy, worth a remarkable 1,228 trillion rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized black market in Arms Manufacturing, Tourism, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 109,031 rubles, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Mathematics majors learn about new ways to model their crushing debt, wars of expansion are described as "peacekeeping operations", people transfer their assets to bank accounts in Manamana before getting divorced, and Merry Birthday is a popular protest song despite the risk of fines and royalty dues. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Its Showtime's national animal is the dolphin.

Its Showtime is ranked 58,514^th in the world and 2^nd in America for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 4,363.71 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.