The Iron Empire of Jesze is a massive, pleasant nation, notable for its frequent executions, parental licensing program, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 4.41 billion Jeszeans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, although Welfare, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Environment receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 19.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Jeszean economy, worth 238 trillion pounds 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, fairly diversified black market in Soda Sales, Arms Manufacturing, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. 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 54,082 pounds, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government encourages conflict abroad to increase arms sales, literally voiceless people are unable to protest when food and water are denied to them, protesters against the government are hanged as a warning to others, and military barracks resemble five-star hotels. Crime is almost non-existent. Jesze's national animal is the cobra, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Jesze is ranked 155,638^th in the world and 1^st in Iron Front for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 1,179.53 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.