The Free State of Jonabrava is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Governor-General Thimm Bortmeier with a fair hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, compulsory military service, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working, democratic population of 12.044 billion Jonabravans are effectively ruled by a group of massive corporations, who run for political office and provide their well-off citizens with world-class goods and services. Their poorer citizens, however, are mostly starving to death while being urged to go out and get real jobs. The populace has reasonably extensive civil rights, although these are mostly aimed at allowing them to buy whatever they like.

The relatively small, pro-business, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gornton. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.6%.

The powerhouse Jonabravan economy, worth 562 trillion Bronis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 46,728 Bronis, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 160,315 per year while the poor average 9,996, a ratio of 16.0 to 1.

The tenet of free speech is held dear, the death penalty has been reintroduced, Jonabrava has designated Gornton as its capital city, and Governor-General Thimm Bortmeier has just been declared ruler of Jonabrava in an international press conference. Crime is a problem. Jonabrava's national animal is the Sea Hawk.

Jonabrava is ranked 252,566^th in the world and 18^th in A Different Earth for Lowest Crime Rates, with 50.8 law-abiding acts per hour.