The Commonwealth of Jarilon is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Zanon Dance with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, soft-spoken computers, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed population of 12.15 billion Jarilonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, corrupt, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sate. The average income tax rate is 94.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Jarilonian economy, worth a remarkable 1,919 trillion Marks 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 Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 157,986 Marks, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation is currently revamping its entire education system, every workday begins with group therapy, sullen teenagers in bright orange 'community payback' onesies can be seen picking litter at the roadside, and medical staff can legally quiet people who ask for a second helping of Salisbury steak. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jarilon's national animal is the Barn Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Thelema.

Jarilon is ranked 9,629^th in the world and 231^st in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 415.9 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.