The République Populaire of Ikkabod is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Première Maël with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, soft-spoken computers, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 13.862 billion Ikkabodians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nouveau Portland. The average income tax rate is 98.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Ikkabodian economy, worth a remarkable 2,341 trillion kiwis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is highly specialized, is mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 168,892 kiwis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government takes agricultural advice from a wasp-themed superhero, t-shirts displaying a photo of Première Maël performing the Full-Monty are selling out, the blood on the hands of Première Maël may not be metaphorical, and the new national anthem passes the Turing Test. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ikkabod's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ikkabod is ranked 290,904^th in the world and 3,829^th in the West Pacific for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -19.7 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.