The CosmopolitanState of The IGER Civilization is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by the State Control Council with a fair hand, and renowned for its ritual sacrifices, keen interest in outer space, and hatred of cheese. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 25.738 billion Citizens of the IGER love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The enormous, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Visp on Planet Earth. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient IGER economy, worth an astonishing 14,280 trillion Monetary Base Units 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 dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. Average income is a breathtaking 554,841 Monetary Base Units, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, the military has grudgingly released all top secret information in an effort for greater transparency, group hugs break out during floor votes, and the freedom to be free is always just out of reach. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The IGER Civilization's national animal is the Sphinx, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is humanistic atheism.

The IGER Civilization is ranked 309,548^th in the world and 4^th in SICON for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -44.86 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.