The Republic of Jadeshot is a colossal, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, punitive income tax rates, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 8.338 billion Jadeshotians are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Welfare, and Education. The average income tax rate is 53.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Jadeshotian economy, worth 61.6 trillion guilders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient black market in Beef-Based Agriculture, Uranium Mining, Basket Weaving, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 7,382 guilders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past, major cities are suffering under water rationing, the nanny industry has had a boom after maternity leave was recently banned, and a major religion has been named as Jadeshot's national religion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jadeshot's national animal is the kiwi, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Jadeshot is ranked 176,582^nd in the world and 25^th in Anville for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring 89.7 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.