The Theocracy of Jstascow is a titanic, cultured nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, enslaved workforce, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed population of 10.901 billion Jstascowians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 40.8%.

The strong Jstascowian economy, worth 703 trillion silver ingots a year, is led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Furniture Restoration, and Door-to-door Insurance Sales. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 64,554 silver ingots, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 219,594 per year while the poor average 13,988, a ratio of 15.7 to 1.

Retail stores offer sales every hour on the hour, young people devote their entire lives to the faith, the industries of Jstascow are coughing all the way to the bank, and most silver ingot coins are riddled with bite marks. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jstascow's national animal is the white raven, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Jstascow is ranked 147,670^th in the world and 3^rd in Paris for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 38,216.29 Standard Monetary Units.