The People's Republic of Joseph World is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Chairman Johnson with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, smutty television, and restrictive gun laws. The compassionate, cheerful population of 12.148 billion Josephians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The large, liberal, socially-minded government prioritizes Education, although Environment, Industry, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Spirituality isn't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Skyhall. The average income tax rate is 95.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Josephian economy, worth a remarkable 1,921 trillion Gils 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 Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an impressive 158,200 Gils, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, an increasing percentage of the population's youth have homosexual parents, children are brainwashed at a young age to accept "love and peace!" as a way of life, and military pistols are more secure than the national treasury. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Joseph World's national animal is the Quagsium, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Joseph World is ranked 12,150^th in the world and 222^nd in The Communist Bloc for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 369.19 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.