The States of Janakin is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Elian Torvek with an even hand, and renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, rampant corporate plagiarism, and ban on automobiles. The compassionate population of 1.953 billion Janakinians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kinoes. The average income tax rate is 54.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Janakinian economy, worth 204 trillion Apolkas a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Basket Weaving, Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 104,587 Apolkas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

The national security service are a bunch of crooks, Janakin has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million Apolkas of property damage, and young people suspect their parents might be a little bit stupid. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Janakin's national animal is the Wolf, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Thaninian.

Janakin is ranked 83,003^rd in the world and 4^th in Aurora League for Highest Average Tax Rates, with 54.43 Effective Tax Rate.