The Socialist Republic of Jordkloden is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Prime Minister Samuel Thornwood with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and complete lack of prisons. The compassionate, cheerful population of 15.397 billion Jords enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Midten. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Jorden economy, worth a remarkable 2,743 trillion Credits a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is solely comprised of the Information Technology industry. Average income is an impressive 178,209 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The general public only knows their favorite politician's first name, people are bored of easy crossword puzzles, the cruise missile launchers on the field hospital roof are purely deterrent in purpose, and the central government is trying to keep things flowing. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jordkloden's national animal is the Elk, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Jordkloden is ranked 1,619^th in the world and 3^rd in Confederacy of Allied States for Nicest Citizens, with 78.87 average smiles per day.