The Holy Empire of James Dean is a colossal, pleasant nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, infamous sell-swords, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 4.7 billion James Deanians 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 31.1%.

The James Deanian economy, worth 188 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 40,197 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.8 times as much as the poorest.

The government tells its citizens to 'forgive and forget', foreign leaders who don't applaud Leader's speeches are regarded as enemies of James Dean, the family summer vacation has become a thing of the past following the introduction of the year-round school year, and looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. James Dean's national animal is the Kitsune, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

James Dean is ranked 140,291^st in the world and 8^th in Caliban for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,059.69 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.