The Republic of Ember J is a colossal, safe nation, notable for its zero percent divorce rate, frequent executions, and suspicion of poets. The quiet, industrious population of 4.95 billion Ember Jians 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 government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 27.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Ember Jian economy, worth 170 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 34,396 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.7 times as much as the poorest.

Mosh pits are a common phenomenon in Leader's political rallies, the government subsidizes those who produce the worst results, harassment has been stamped out under the high-heeled jackboots of a matriarchy, and adultery has been made a capital offence. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ember J's national animal is the beaver.

Ember J is ranked 284,357^th in the world and 7^th in Puppet Storage for Highest Average Incomes, with 34,396.7 Standard Monetary Units.