The Republic of IC-Water is a large, efficient nation, notable for its frequent executions, suspicion of poets, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 69 million IC-Waterians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The relatively small government prioritizes Industry, with Law & Order, Healthcare, and Public Transport also on the agenda, while Spirituality and International Aid receive no funds. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 12.5%.

The powerhouse IC-Waterian economy, worth 3.81 trillion Waters a year, is quite specialized and led by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 55,242 Waters, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 221,965 per year while the poor average 9,207, a ratio of 24.1 to 1.

Burgers often list "miscellaneous meats" in their ingredients, it's all quiet on the western front, in its new More is More campaign the government advertises obese men and women posing coquettishly with baked goods to spare their blushes, and disaster relief budgets are growing like wildfire. Crime, especially youth-related, is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. IC-Water's national animal is the Goldfish, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

IC-Water is ranked 50,708^th in the world and 1,111^th in The North Pacific for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,194.34 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.