The Republic of Isle Royale is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Jacob Vaghn with an even hand, and renowned for its smutty television, daily referendums, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate population of 10.784 billion Isle Royaleans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Windigo. The average income tax rate is 62.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Isle Royalean economy, worth a remarkable 2,305 trillion Timber Marks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 213,769 Timber Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new cheese tax is colloquially known as "wheel welfare", the nationalised Arms Manufacturing Industry is not interested in making weapons, newly synthesized elements' half-lives are a million times shorter than the time it takes to say their names, and the bonfire of the old paper records can be seen for miles around Windigo. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Isle Royale's national animal is the Timber Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Isle Royale is ranked 9,213^th in the world and 146^th in the West Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 102.76 law-abiding acts per hour.