The Republic of Joville is a huge, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-nosed, devout population of 854 million Jovilleans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cindy Lou. The average income tax rate is 31.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Jovillean economy, worth 37.5 trillion Bens a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Uranium Mining, Pizza Delivery, and Gambling. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,870 Bens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

All government facilities are built in the subterranean citadel of Cindy Lou, political parties are banned from advertising and receiving private donations, bowling teams spend more time looking at their phones than the pins, and the jails are alive with the sound of birdsong. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joville's national animal is the The giant panda, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Joville is ranked 144,465^th in the world and 80^th in Federation of Martian Colonies for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.6 law-abiding acts per hour.