The Incorporated States of Ikhiania is a large, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 56 million Ikhianians are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 12.6%.

The Ikhianian economy, worth 2.77 trillion Ikhanian Porons a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 49,467 Ikhanian Porons, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government awards prizes to television shows featuring stereotype-breaking minority roles, blind students are at a disadvantage now that test papers printed in braille have been discontinued, genetic researchers have been expelled, and euthanasia is illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ikhiania's national animal is the Black Hawk.

Ikhiania is ranked 153,005^th in the world and 3,916^th in The North Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 60.9 law-abiding acts per hour.