The Republic of Izern 24 is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its closed borders, public floggings, and restrictive gun laws. The cynical population of 1.646 billion Izern 24ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Administration, and Education are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. The average income tax rate is 49.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Izern 24ian economy, worth 120 trillion pounds a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 72,971 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Former arsonists can be found on local fire brigades, warfare increasingly resembles a video game, creating dance remixes is the newest form of conspicuous consumption, and nobody knows why the caged animal sings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Izern 24's national animal is the animal, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Izern 24 is ranked 278,758^th in the world and 70^th in New Izern Farm Thingymabob for Most Cultured, scoring 62 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.