The Commonwealth of Jarilon is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Zanon Dance with an even hand, and remarkable for its smutty television, parental licensing program, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 17.295 billion Jarilonians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sate. The average income tax rate is 94.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Jarilonian economy, worth a remarkable 2,856 trillion Marks a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 165,175 Marks, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

Aid workers deliver life-saving supplies with a devious gleam in their eyes, cultural heritage is measured in Scoville Heat Units, there are increasing complaints that male AI assistants have aggressive voices, and public buses smell like litter boxes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jarilon's national animal is the Barn Owl, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Thelema.

Jarilon is ranked 325,912^th in the world and 4,114^th in the South Pacific for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 19.2 on the Bus Surprisal Index.