The Republic of Jerickalum is a mammoth, efficient nation, ruled by President Mikhail Romanovich with an even hand, and notable for its state-planned economy, keen interest in outer space, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 5.354 billion Jerickalians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tsaritsyn. The average income tax rate is 62.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Jerickalumian economy, worth 500 trillion Caucasian Rubles a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 93,469 Caucasian Rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The rich are once again pinching pennies, councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, programmes of questionable content are shown at peak-hours, and large wigs have been banned for having racist implications. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jerickalum's national animal is the Caucasian eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Orthodox Christianity.

Jerickalum is ranked 287,295^th in the world and 15,510^th in Balder for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.63 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.