The Republic of St Jo is a titanic, cultured nation, remarkable for its public floggings, avowedly heterosexual populace, and absence of drug laws. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 21.11 billion St Joans are known throughout the region for their efficiency and work ethic, as well as their general suspicion of leisure.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 39.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The St Joan economy, worth a remarkable 1,039 trillion $$s a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Arms Manufacturing, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 49,259 $$s, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The police double as repo men, abortion is only legal in unusual circumstances, students do more community service than homework, and universities are populated by the spawn of the upper classes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. St Jo's national animal is the Death's-head hawkmoth, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

St Jo is ranked 259,241^st in the world and 1^st in Saint John for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring -14.14 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.