The Nation of Jorland is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Jordan with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, irreverence towards religion, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic population of 2.998 billion Jorlandians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The large, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrassil. The average income tax rate is 92.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jorlandian economy, worth 459 trillion Dark dollars a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 153,340 Dark dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Citizens finish cleaning up after the annual National Treasure Hunt just in time for the next one, mantis shrimp studies is academia's fastest-growing field, one can wake up in Jorland and have breakfast in Bigtopia, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jorland's national animal is the Cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Atheism.

Jorland is ranked 5,238^th in the world and 260^th in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 553.8 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.