The Allied States of Time in Joy is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, irreverence towards religion, and stringent health and safety legislation. The quiet, industrious population of 1.038 billion Time in Joyians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 45.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Time in Joyian economy, worth 20.5 trillion deniers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Trout Farming, Tourism, Information Technology, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 19,703 deniers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Inter-species marriages are ignored by the government, the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance, when shaking hands with foreign leaders Leader wears an armoured gauntlet, and it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves. Crime is totally unknown. Time in Joy's national animal is the swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Time in Joy is ranked 51,160^th in the world and 190^th in Concord for Nicest Citizens, with 16.66 average smiles per day.