The Federal Union of Joda is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Jaeris Griffon with a fair hand, and notable for its soft-spoken computers, free-roaming dinosaurs, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful population of 4.826 billion Jodari are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hanagrad. The average income tax rate is 97.0%.

The frighteningly efficient Jodrian economy, worth 990 trillion jiroes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 205,335 jiroes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant, tax evaders are regularly visited by agents of the Joda Blood Tithe, shady doctors seem to have impeccable records, and the media seems excessively interested in what Jaeris Griffon is wearing this season. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joda's national animal is the white tiger, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Joda is ranked 2,601^st in the world and 75^th in Europe for Most Developed, scoring 97.65 on the Human Development Index.