The Sultanate of Joanista is a huge, orderly nation, renowned for its deadly medical pandemics, disturbing lack of elderly people, and complete lack of prisons. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 635 million Joanistans 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, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Law & Order, Education, and Industry are also considered important, while Spirituality and Welfare are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bellarabiya. The average income tax rate is 42.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Joanistan economy, worth 84.4 trillion koronas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is an impressive 132,968 koronas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The nation has welcomed its expats back with open arms, the military is plagued with unethical researchers, prank shows are so hot right now, and X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joanista's national animal is the Lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Joanista is ranked 11,979^th in the world and 3^rd in Byzantine Christendom for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 28,023.57 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.