The New Rothish Empire of Ionalands is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Her Majesty Queen Astrid I with an iron fist, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, keen interest in outer space, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 4.106 billion Roths 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, moralistic, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Environment and International Aid receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marksburg. The average income tax rate is 92.7%.

The frighteningly efficient Rothish economy, worth a remarkable 1,779 trillion Rjoðmarks a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 433,440 Rjoðmarks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Earthquake sirens are a leading cause of hearing loss, using "inspect element" is grounds for espionage charges, some magnifier-wielding Roths say Her Majesty Queen Astrid I seems a little lacking in something, and political activists are routinely executed. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ionalands's national animal is the Mute Swan, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Atheism.

Ionalands is ranked 208,179^th in the world and 25^th in Ersetum for Most Politically Free, scoring 17.43 on the Diebold Election Inking Scale.