The Empire of Jarenova is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Emperor Markus Voelker with an iron fist, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, avowedly heterosexual populace, and compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 16.622 billion Jarenovians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Healthcare, Law & Order, and Education also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Berlin. The average income tax rate is 73.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Jarenovan economy, worth a remarkable 1,856 trillion Jarens a year, is quite specialized and mostly made up of the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 111,679 Jarens, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Escaped birthday balloons are torpedoed out of the sky, a faint smell of body odour can be detected at several miles' distance from the National Science Park, crimes are difficult to stop as most of the police force is stuck in traffic, and the question "please would you...?" is usually laden with passive aggression. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jarenova's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Jarenova is ranked 98,940^th in the world and 169^th in The League for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 2,411.47 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.