The Republic of John Argonian is a huge, pleasant nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape. The hard-working population of 790 million John Argonianians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 25.5%.

The John Argonianian economy, worth 32.1 trillion Septims a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 40,573 Septims, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

TV shows must meet strict ethnicity quotas, the country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, exorbitant spending on icebreakers breaks the ice at every budget meeting, and parents must choose their children's names from a government-mandated master list. Crime is moderate. John Argonian's national animal is the Argonian, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

John Argonian is ranked 291,300^th in the world and 9^th in The Lizard Coalition for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring -6.93 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.