The Protectorate of JBLM is a gargantuan, orderly nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, soft-spoken computers, and state-planned economy. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 25.631 billion JBLMians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Environment. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 23.1%.

The strong JBLMian economy, worth a remarkable 1,455 trillion USDS 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, broadly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese 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 56,803 USDS, with the richest citizens earning 9.1 times as much as the poorest.

National park visitors are reporting a rash of poison ivy sightings, parents seeking custody have to write a five-thousand word analysis of their child's imaginary friend, aides are afraid to ask if Leader wants a cup of tea or coffee, and it can be a real jungle in a modern courtroom. Crime is a problem. JBLM's national animal is the eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

JBLM is ranked 85,182^nd in the world and 1^st in Lenin for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 3,373.08 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.