The Benevolent Church of Jim the Baptist is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Jim McCann Almighty with a fair hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, complete lack of prisons, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 6.244 billion Jim the Baptistians enjoy great social freedoms and frequent elections, where the majority of the populace regularly votes to increase its benefits at the expense of various hapless minorities.

The tiny, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Jim Town. The average income tax rate is 5.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Jim the Baptistian economy, worth a remarkable 1,856 trillion Prayers a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, fairly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 297,356 Prayers, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, noises louder than a whisper have been prohibited by law, orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, and you need two tenors and a coloratura contralto to sing the national anthem properly. Crime is totally unknown, despite the fact that it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many laws. Jim the Baptist's national animal is the Dove, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Jim the Baptist.

Jim the Baptist is ranked 2,836^th in the world and 57^th in Europe for Smartest Citizens, with 160.24 quips per hour.