The State of Jervois Hughes is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its absence of drug laws, complete absence of social welfare, and spontaneously combusting cars. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 22.405 billion Jervois Hughesians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, is solely concerned with Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.6%.

The very strong Jervois Hughesian economy, worth a remarkable 1,173 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Gambling, Soda Sales, and Information Technology. Average income is 52,395 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 356,225 per year while the poor average 2,815, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Military funding has been stripped back, the government is avowedly atheist, all tariffs have been abolished, and Jervois Hughes has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Jervois Hughes's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Jervois Hughes is ranked 125,284^th in the world and 6^th in Male for Most Primitive, scoring -38.08 on the Scary Big Number Scale.