The Colony of New Jerichowa is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by The Ortsbürgermeister of New Jerichowa with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, devout population of 5.176 billion New Jerichowans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Burg. The average income tax rate is 46.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The New Jerichowan economy, worth 242 trillion Jerichowan Guldens a year, is led by the Basket Weaving industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Pizza Delivery, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 46,794 Jerichowan Guldens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

The "war on terror" doesn't seem to be making New Jerichowans any less frightened, The Ortsbürgermeister of New Jerichowa's Dreadnought-class tankbuster limousine is said to have more ammunition than the entire Brancalandian Army, factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, and fashion magazine covers finally display realistic body images following photo-manipulation becoming illegal. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. New Jerichowa's national animal is the Eruasian Crane, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Tropical Christianity.

New Jerichowa is ranked 125,641^st in the world and 3,242^nd in The North Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 75.17 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.