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The Kingdom of Isthmian is a huge, safe nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 201 million Isthmianians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, although Education, Welfare, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Industry and Law & Order receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 11.8%.

The Isthmianian economy, worth 9.39 trillion Kronor a year, is led by the Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is 46,710 Kronor, with the richest citizens earning 5.0 times as much as the poorest.

The slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework, soldiers are equipped with multi-million Krona battlesuits, the nation's weary schoolchildren excel at sport but must count scores on their fingers, and shoppers have literally had their hands full since plastic bags were banned. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Isthmian's national animal is the Moose, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Isthmian is ranked 122,504^th in the world and 2,049^th in The East Pacific for Most Primitive, scoring -30.36 on the Scary Big Number Scale.