The Republic of Joss is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its smutty television, sprawling nuclear power plants, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 3.743 billion Joss Bosses enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Healthcare, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Charvel. The average income tax rate is 50.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Josser economy, worth 256 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 68,588 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Finance Ministry posts hourly updates on where taxpayer money is spent, belligerent citizens shoot at passing clouds for 'violating their airspace', the government is hoping that medical aid will speak louder than human rights abuses, and the alarmingly racist TV show 'Bigtopians Say the Darndest Things' is a hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joss's national animal is the bison, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Secularist.

Joss is ranked 33,527^th in the world and 782^nd in The East Pacific for Safest, scoring 107.88 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.