The Socialist Federal Republic of New Isman is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by President Alexander Jamison Newman with a fair hand, and renowned for its unlimited-speed roads, compulsory military service, and punitive income tax rates. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 10.503 billion Ismanians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Veyna. The average income tax rate is 83.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ismanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,459 trillion Dineroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 138,923 Dineroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

It is not politically correct to suspect that a serially convicted burglar might steal again, this year's hottest fashion trend is the Lese Majeste collection, wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high, and signatures have been replaced with illegible scribbles. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. New Isman's national animal is the Ebony silverwing eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Christianity.

New Isman is ranked 67,781^st in the world and 3^rd in Montrandecs Neighbours for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 451.77 on the Clooney Contribution Index.