The Join Lily of Switz 20 is a titanic, safe nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, irreverence towards religion, and suspicion of poets. The hard-working population of 14.714 billion Join Lily 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Industry, and Public Transport. The average income tax rate is 17.3%.

The strong Join Lily economy, worth 661 trillion Join Lilies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 44,895 Join Lilies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.6 times as much as the poorest.

Minor parties are virtually absent in Parliament, throwing a sickie is a serious crime, there is a growing belief that consciousness is a simulated illusion within a computer-generated reality, and the "boy who cried wolf" policy makes sick people reluctant to call an ambulance. Crime, especially youth-related, is moderate. Switz 20's national animal is the Join Lily, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Switz 20 is ranked 254,885^th in the world and 4^th in Eastern Conglomerate for Smartest Citizens, with 21.5 quips per hour.