The Federation of Jossthal is a colossal, orderly nation, ruled by Rainer Schabowski with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, ubiquitous missile silos, and keen interest in outer space. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 4.152 billion Jossthalians are ruled with an iron fist by the corrupt, dictatorship government, which oppresses anyone who isn't on the board of a Fortune 500 company. Large corporations tend to be above the law, and use their financial clout to gain ever-increasing government benefits at the expense of the poor and unemployed.

The relatively small, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Wandlitz. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 10.3%.

The all-consuming Jossthalian economy, worth 371 trillion Jossthalers a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Retail industry, with significant contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Gambling, and Automobile Manufacturing. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 89,432 Jossthalers, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 611,765 per year while the poor average 4,716, a ratio of 129 to 1.

Citizens seem fixated on 105m x 45m rectangles, Rainer Schabowski is the self-declared God of all Jossthal, Rainer Schabowski is worshipped as a god, and a nickname of "Doctor Death" probably indicates a decorated war hero. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jossthal's national animal is the Falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution, and its national religion is The Falcon Party.

Jossthal is ranked 317,573^rd in the world and 185^th in The Kodiak Republic for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 14.04 on the Kitten Softness Rating.