The Federal Republic of Jarlborg is a mammoth, genial nation, ruled by Jakob Brannvall with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 6.132 billion Jarlborgians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Rikssjärna. The average income tax rate is 90.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Jarlborgian economy, worth 603 trillion Rikskronas a year, is highly specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 98,478 Rikskronas, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Petting zoos have loose fingers strewn about, a newly discovered small mammal's name translates into Jarlborgian as 'your finger, you fool', tourists are denied entry because of a distant relative married to a Lilliputian, and Jakob Brannvall's reputation is hard as nails. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jarlborg's national animal is the Polar bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Jarlborg is ranked 9,162^nd in the world and 39^th in the Plains of Perdition for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 4,782.36 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.