The Join Lily of Switz 22 is a titanic, pleasant nation, renowned for its zero percent divorce rate and keen interest in outer space. The hard-working population of 14.507 billion Join Lily, 4.753 billion of whom are zombies, are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 25.3%.

The Join Lily economy, worth 647 trillion Join Lilies a year, is led by the Retail industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Automobile Manufacturing, and Tourism. Black market activity is notable. Average income is 44,617 Join Lilies, with the richest citizens earning 5.6 times as much as the poorest.

Formerly fertile fields are being leached dry of nutrients by intensive farming, billions of Join Lilies are being poured into a space program, buses are widely regarded as the safest way to travel, and the transit system is throwing poor people under the bus. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Switz 22's national animal is the Join Lily, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Switz 22 is ranked 260,324^th in the world and 4^th in Feather flying for Largest Arms Manufacturing Sector, scoring -4.24 on the Charon Conveyancy Index.