The Republic of Iron Gate is a massive, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 2.635 billion Iron Gateans live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The relatively small, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Welfare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 9.1%.

The thriving Iron Gatean economy, worth 126 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology. Average income is 47,872 dollars, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 169,452 per year while the poor average 9,764, a ratio of 17.4 to 1.

Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Iron Gate's national animal is the crocodile, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

Iron Gate is ranked 162,760^th in the world and 2^nd in Industrial hell for Most Primitive, scoring -61.24 on the Scary Big Number Scale.