The Union of Free Provinces of Juiulia is a titanic, efficient nation, ruled by Secretary-General Höhnecker with an even hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, daily referendums, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, cheerful population of 15.088 billion Juiulians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Gorythburg. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Juiulian economy, worth a remarkable 3,599 trillion Afgens a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 238,571 Afgens, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Animal liberationists receive government funding to break into animal research labs, vegetables are crisper thanks to CRISPR, the nation locks people up and tells them they're mad for compassion's sake, and military equipment is being auctioned off to extend comatose centenarians' lives. Crime is totally unknown. Juiulia's national animal is the Topaz Albatross, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is the First Juiulian Regency.

Juiulia is ranked 329,859^th in the world and 383^rd in 10000 Islands for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 17.76 on the Bus Surprisal Index.