The Radioactive Republic of Jasque is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Citizen Amaneus Lachance with a fair hand, and remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 36.576 billion Jasqueans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The minute, liberal government, or what there is of one, is effectively ruled by the Department of Education, with Industry also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Law & Order receive no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Chernobyl. Income tax is unheard of.

The frighteningly efficient Jasquean economy, worth a remarkable 9,321 trillion Becquerels a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is an amazing 254,857 Becquerels, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, polygraphs are relegated to the dungeon exhibit in castle museums, to say that military robots are inclined towards violence is offensive, and sales of trenchcoats are on the rise. Crime, especially youth-related, is all-pervasive, probably because of the absence of a police force. Jasque's national animal is the Green Glowing Owl, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Jasque is ranked 12,401^st in the world and 1^st in The New Meritocracy for Highest Food Quality, scoring 146.89 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.