The Republic of Ioke 18 is a colossal, orderly nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 6.668 billion Ioke 18ians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 24.9%.

The strong Ioke 18ian economy, worth 373 trillion salts a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 55,995 salts, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

Many marriages go virtually unconsummated, it is mandatory to learn evolution in schools, citizens buy season tickets on a 20-year payment plan, and war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ioke 18's national animal is the llama, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ioke 18 is ranked 202,305^th in the world and 2^nd in Trampoline United for Safest, scoring 42.85 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.