The Colony of Jugular Vein is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its fear of technology, frequent executions, and compulsory military service. The compassionate, devout population of 3.993 billion Jugular Veinians are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. The average income tax rate is 66.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Jugular Veinian economy, worth 377 trillion rubles a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Retail, Woodchip Exports, and Book Publishing. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 94,498 rubles, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Councils up and down the country wrangle over legal matters, society is now confronted with the problem of the mage gap, owning a really cute pet is grounds for immediate investigation, and hospitals are amongst the best-funded in the region. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Jugular Vein's national animal is the bison, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Jugular Vein is ranked 46,495^th in the world and 6^th in Distorted Memories for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 97.21 on the Bus Surprisal Index.