The Holy Christmas Republic of Jesus Rises is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Santa with an iron fist, and notable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, avowedly heterosexual populace, and enforced nudity. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.599 billion Jesus Risesians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The medium-sized, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of North Pole. The average income tax rate is 32.8%.

The powerhouse Jesus Risesian economy, worth 449 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 97,739 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Sales of fishnet stockings have reached a record high, sex offenders find themselves cut off from the ability to repeat their crimes, third world countries are rich in "I Love North Pole" t-shirts, and weighted heels are added to military boots to ensure diminutive celebrities meet minimum requirements. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Jesus Rises's national animal is the zombie, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Yodlism.

Jesus Rises is ranked 23,304^th in the world and 41^st in Disney World for Most Valuable International Artwork, with 9.37 Bank.