The Socialist Federal Republic of New Isman is a titanic, socially progressive nation, ruled by President Steven Vai Pelesa with a fair hand, and remarkable for its anti-smoking policies, ubiquitous missile silos, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 15.391 billion Ismanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veyna. The average income tax rate is 86.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ismanian economy, worth a remarkable 2,193 trillion Dineroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 142,541 Dineroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Foreign invaders are putting Ismanian lab rats out of a job, the navy is chrome-plating its battleships to prevent rust, on-duty Air New Isman flight attendants are usually seen napping in first class, and civil engineers are undermining sinkholes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. New Isman's national animal is the Ebony silverwing eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

New Isman is ranked 11,587^th in the world and 1^st in Montrandecs Neighbours for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 398.81 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.