The Republic of Ishika is a massive, genial nation, notable for its keen interest in outer space, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.757 billion Ishikans enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Subaquarium. The average income tax rate is 69.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Ishikan economy, worth 518 trillion Guppies 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 significant contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an impressive 108,924 Guppies, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage', consumption of cat memes has skyrocketed, the nation's atlases tend to go out of date every few weeks, and hordes of unemployed lumberjacks have resorted to cutting down utility poles to satisfy their cravings. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ishika's national animal is the blob fish, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Ishika is ranked 6,390^th in the world and 136^th in the West Pacific for Safest, scoring 127.55 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.