The Principality of Ignas is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its smutty television, irreverence towards religion, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 23 million Ignasians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 28.5%.

The Ignasian economy, worth 1.18 trillion florins a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 51,189 florins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The people are famous throughout the region for their perfect yellow teeth, motorists must pay to enter inner-cities during peak hours, bris parties are all the rage, and the tobacco industry has burnt out. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ignas's national animal is the falcon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Ignas is ranked 231,006^th in the world and 4,993^rd in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.