The Director of Jesse Faden is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Jesse Faden with a fair hand, and notable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 13.871 billion Jesse Fadenians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Industry, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Oldest House. The average income tax rate is 28.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Jesse Fadenian economy, worth a remarkable 1,425 trillion Source Energies a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is an impressive 102,776 Source Energies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Fifteen-year-olds cannot walk younger siblings to school without a professional Childcare and Education Certificate, 'The Anti-Government Hour' is a popular programme on many of Jesse Faden's radio stations, sports fans complain that cricket tests now last an unbearable ten days, and the government is spending billions of taxpayer Source Energies to support "struggling" industries. Crime is totally unknown. Jesse Faden's national animal is the raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Violetism.

Jesse Faden is ranked 99,701^st in the world and 2^nd in The Oldest House for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,406.4 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.