The United Socialist States of Jesterton is a massive, genial nation, ruled by Chancellor Charlemagne Charleston Chew with an even hand, and remarkable for its state-planned economy, ban on automobiles, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate population of 1.166 billion Jestertonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Cavan Ronan. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Jestertonian economy, worth 37.7 trillion Louis 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 Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 32,326 Louis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one, refugees from other nations are flocking to Jesterton's border, Jesterton has one of the largest offshore wind farms in the world, and 100-year-old politicians are now a thing of the past. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jesterton's national animal is the Owl, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Jesterton is ranked 292,712^th in the world and 46^th in Kerbals of the North for Largest Black Market, with 34.0 billion Standard Monetary Units.