The Borderlands of AskJeeves is a tiny, socially progressive nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 10 million AskJeevesians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Defense, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.1%.

The strong AskJeevesian economy, worth 647 billion federal dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Automobile Manufacturing, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 64,754 federal dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 417,350 per year while the poor average 4,059, a ratio of 102 to 1.

Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. AskJeeves's national animal is the turtle, which can occasionally be seen avoiding garbage in the nation's murky oceans.

AskJeeves is ranked 8,595^th in the world and 9^th in Shadowport for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 8,949.47 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.