The Democratic Republic of Ignis Aeternus is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Yash with an even hand, and remarkable for its national health service, complete lack of prisons, and infamous sell-swords. The compassionate population of 5.5 billion Ignis Aeternusians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 92.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ignis Aeternusian economy, worth 856 trillion Favillas a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 155,730 Favillas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has ordered a moratorium on referenda, therapists can always squeeze in another house-call, party leaders rely on horoscopes to create "ticket balance", and shady doctors seem to have impeccable records. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ignis Aeternus's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Atheism.

Ignis Aeternus is ranked 88,677^th in the world and 1,540^th in The East Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,763.18 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.