The Empire of Joachimborg is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Empress Isabella I with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 41.053 billion Joachimborgians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 55.2%.

The all-consuming Joachimborgian economy, worth a remarkable 2,591 trillion Dragon scales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Furniture Restoration industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Arms Manufacturing, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is frequent. Average income is 63,129 Dragon scales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 197,968 per year while the poor average 15,424, a ratio of 12.8 to 1.

The nation's forests are full of treasure hunters in military-grade survival gear, sharks are enjoying their deliveries of canned food, Brancaland has gifted over nine thousand putrid moose carcasses to Joachimborg as a reminder of their "special relationship", and hidden bedroom-cams are installed to catch mothers doing their kids' homework. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joachimborg's national animal is the Joachimburgian dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Arian Christianity.

Joachimborg is ranked 94,147^th in the world and 4,647^th in Lazarus for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 102.01 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.