The Sovereign Military Junta of Peoples Republic of Joyea is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by DEAREST SUPREME LEADER COMRADE JOYEAH with an iron fist, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and avant-garde cinema. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 2.989 billion Joyeans 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 Industry, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Joyeah City. The average income tax rate is 72.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Joyean economy, worth 473 trillion Joyeah noodles a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is rampant. Average income is an impressive 158,325 Joyeah noodles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Many parents are becoming frustrated with their children's choices in spouses, the internet has been placed under government control, deceased politicians' MyFace profiles are unanimously pro-incumbent, and the government keeps introducing new foreign species to combat the previous ones it has introduced. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Peoples Republic of Joyea's national animal is the Joyean Calico Cat, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Joyean Orthodox Christian.

Peoples Republic of Joyea is ranked 7,954^th in the world and 2^nd in Coalition of Authoritarian Nations for Largest Furniture Restoration Industry, scoring 6,274.33 on the Spitz-Pollish Productivity Index.