The People's Republic of John McCountry is a small, socially progressive nation, renowned for its state-planned economy, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 45 million Johnians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Social Policy, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 36.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped John McCountryian economy, worth 1.68 trillion Plocates a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Average income is 37,409 Plocates, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, a favorite "life hack" for gap year backpackers is to pretend to be homeless for government handouts, re-education centers are being added to most prisons, and ambulances aren't allowed to overtake hearses. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. John McCountry's national animal is the Caecilian, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

John McCountry is ranked 152,217^th in the world and 10^th in Regionless for Most Rebellious Youth, scoring zero on the Stark-Dean Displacement Index.