The Democratic Republic of Ithoy is a small, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 45 million Ithoyians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 16.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Ithoyian economy, worth 1.86 trillion Aces a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Book Publishing, and Woodchip Exports. Average income is 41,270 Aces, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Conspiracy theorists allege Ithoy City's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols, voting is compulsory, the nation is ravaged by daily union strikes, and public nudity is compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ithoy's national animal is the Wolf, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Ithoy is ranked 213,581^st in the world and 4,112^th in the South Pacific for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 49.5 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.