The Federation of Middle Ibarthelastorosa is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Mikeo with an iron fist, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, ubiquitous missile silos, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 3.008 billion Ibarthis are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ibarthi. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 59.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Ibarthi economy, worth 399 trillion kronoes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 132,859 kronoes, with the richest citizens earning 5.4 times as much as the poorest.

Scenic mountain valleys are flooded with water as damming projects get underway, retiring citizens are dragged away in the middle of the night by mysterious men in black suits, death row is annually emptied to feed the nation's hunger for televised murder-games, and the majority of the country's traffic wardens have been sacked overnight. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Middle Ibarthelastorosa's national animal is the horse, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Ibarthism.

Middle Ibarthelastorosa is ranked 159,252^nd in the world and 39^th in Kerbals of the North for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 288.9 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.