The Holy Empire of Joder is a small, safe nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, democratic population of 40 million Joderians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 9.1%.

The Joderian economy, worth 2.25 trillion dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Information Technology, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 56,186 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens praise the weeds that overwhelm their narrow vegetable realm, the tenet of free speech is held dear, organ donation rates are among the lowest in the region, and the latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent. Joder's national animal is the eagle, which can occasionally be seen dodging aircraft in the nation's cities.

Joder is ranked 235,824^th in the world and 53^rd in The Invaders for Most Cultured, scoring 64 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.