The United States of Japled is a large, safe nation, notable for its burgeoning giraffe population. The hard-working, democratic population of 123 million Japledians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 9.5%.

The strong Japledian economy, worth 6.78 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is 55,099 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are barcoded to keep track of their movements, military spending recently hit a new high, organ donation is compulsory, and jaw strain is an increasingly common ailment. Crime is well under control. Japled's national animal is the giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Japled is ranked 102,161^st in the world and 98^th in Benigtopia for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,812.86 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.