The Republic of Jostbad is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Harry Galhem with an even hand, and notable for its ubiquitous missile silos, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, devout population of 4.912 billion Jostbadians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The large, corrupt, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jostal. The average income tax rate is 69.5%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jostbadian economy, worth 496 trillion Jostbad Pounds a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 101,004 Jostbad Pounds, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

People often feel unbalanced by their daily commute, drivers regularly pull over for nonexistent police cars, artists are renowned for their ability to make art pieces out of thin air, and lending money has become a major liability. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jostbad's national animal is the Jaktoko Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is N-A.

Jostbad is ranked 86,188^th in the world and 16^th in New Chesapeake for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 315.35 on the Clooney Contribution Index.