The New Rothish Empire of Ionalands is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Her Majesty Queen Astrid I with an iron fist, and notable for its frequent executions, irreverence towards religion, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 2.875 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, well-organized government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Environment and International Aid are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Marksburg. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Rothish economy, worth a remarkable 1,207 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 419,996 Rjoðmarks, with the richest citizens earning 6.9 times as much as the poorest.

Aggressive promotion of global warming puts polar bears on thin ice, in life full of care there is no time to stop and stare, school lockers are filled with fancy underwear, and schoolchildren learn an R-rated version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes". 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 is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Atheism.

Ionalands is ranked 71,478^th in the world and 18^th in Novus Lucidum for Largest Basket Weaving Sector, scoring 2,774.27 on the Hickory Productivity Index.