The Citizen's Republic of New Islington is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Dylan Stark with an even hand, and renowned for its digital currency, free-roaming dinosaurs, and pith helmet sales. The compassionate, cheerful population of 3.652 billion Islingtonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hower City. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Islingtonian economy, worth 519 trillion Florins a year, is highly specialized and mostly made up of the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 142,155 Florins, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Conversion therapy coupons are a popular present for coming of age ceremonies, even immigrants complain that immigrants keep taking their jobs, Max Barry is this year's Miss New Islington, and imitation is the sincerest form of felony. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Islington's national animal is the Dove, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Folk Religion.

New Islington is ranked 288,396^th in the world and 1,274^th in Europeia for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -19.03 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.