The Republic of BIGJOHN is a large, safe nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, daily referendums, and punitive income tax rates. The devout population of 191 million MATHEUSES are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 50.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped BIGJOHNian economy, worth 6.31 trillion dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Book Publishing, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 33,015 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The armed forces pride themselves on being conventional and predictable, wildlife near farms is slowly becoming extinct, children's TV shows are having a gay old time, and citizens are allowed to rise or fall based on their own merits. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. BIGJOHN's national animal is the donkey, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

BIGJOHN is ranked 49,478^th in the world and 32^nd in Benigtopia for Nicest Citizens, with 17.69 average smiles per day.