The Private investigator of Janis Holmes is a titanic, safe nation, ruled by Janis Holmes with an even hand, and renowned for its compulsory military service and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 21.303 billion Officers have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Agora. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.8%.

The strong an officer economy, worth a remarkable 1,269 trillion brain cells a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Cheese Exports, Retail, and Gambling. Average income is 59,587 brain cells, with the richest citizens earning 5.9 times as much as the poorest.

Graffiti artists spend lengthy periods of time in jail, Janis Holmes has designated Agora as its capital city, Janis Holmes has just been declared ruler of Janis Holmes in an international press conference, and the government has declined to declare any particular religion as its 'official' one. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Janis Holmes's national animal is the Fox, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Janis Holmes is ranked 69,136^th in the world and 2^nd in Agora for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 3,545.27 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.