The Most Serene Republic of Iodinia is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Prime Minister Alexandra Ericsen with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, hatred of cheese, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 10.636 billion Iodinians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The enormous, liberal, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Elaburg. The average income tax rate is 98.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Iodinian economy, worth a remarkable 1,946 trillion ionics a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 183,020 ionics, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Saying "don't do anything that Prime Minister Alexandra Ericsen wouldn't do" doesn't exclude a great deal, grade school teachers mark homework with red "CITATION NEEDED" stamps, judicial robes are the country's hottest fashion trend, and a traveller who once stubbed a toe on an Air Brancaland flight has been offered asylum. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iodinia's national animal is the grey seal, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans.

Iodinia is ranked 4,122^nd in the world and 102^nd in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 121.57 law-abiding acts per hour.