The People's Republic of Jokaria is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its state-planned economy, national health service, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 388 million Jokarians are free to do what they want with their own bodies, and vote for whomever they like in elections; if they go into business, however, they are regulated to within an inch of their lives.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Avalon. The average income tax rate is 72.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Jokarian economy, worth 25.3 trillion Jokariertis a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Tourism. Average income is 65,116 Jokariertis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has spent days debating the merits of a petition calling for a ban on sporks, fake designer clothes are shredded and burnt while many in the world don't have a shirt on their back, increasing inclusiveness is a sign of the times, and the amount welfare recipients spend on fertilizer has exploded. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jokaria's national animal is the Giraffe, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Jokaria is ranked 14,532^nd in the world and 324^th in The Communist Bloc for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 3,775.64 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.