The Empire of Iron Gauntlets is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 40 million Iron Gauntletsians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 55.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Iron Gauntletsian economy, worth 1.61 trillion Qarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Woodchip Exports, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 40,181 Qarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Getting an infected tattoo is considered a rite of passage in Iron Gauntlets, nudity is frowned upon, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, and the tenet of free speech is held dear. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iron Gauntlets's national animal is the eagle, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Iron Gauntlets is ranked 208,648^th in the world and 121^st in 8th International for Highest Food Quality, scoring 11.28 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.