The State of John Byron is a gargantuan, efficient nation, notable for its complete lack of prisons, complete lack of public education, and absence of drug laws. The hard-working, democratic population of 26.794 billion John Byronians 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, prioritizes Industry, with Welfare also on the agenda, while Spirituality and Law & Order aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Westminster. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 5.2%.

The very strong John Byronian economy, worth a remarkable 1,124 trillion betales a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Beef-Based Agriculture industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 41,979 betales, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 285,411 per year while the poor average 2,255, a ratio of 126 to 1.

Voting is voluntary, all tariffs have been abolished, and John Byron has designated Westminster as its capital city. Crime is a major problem, perhaps because of the country's complete lack of prisons. John Byron's national animal is the deer, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

John Byron is ranked 10,354^th in the world and 1^st in Northern Resistance for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 114.92 on the Bus Surprisal Index.