The Commentary Channel of John Swan is a titanic, environmentally stunning nation, remarkable for its keen interest in outer space, prohibition of alcohol, and infamous sell-swords. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless population of 12.882 billion John Swanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, corrupt, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 81.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient John Swanian economy, worth a remarkable 1,412 trillion Likeses a year, is quite specialized and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Retail, Information Technology, Uranium Mining, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 109,676 Likeses, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

Odysseying merchant sailors swear that they've heard sirens in the western seas, police are saying "bye book" to "by the book", loudmouthed journalists are given the chop, and even the nation's brussel sprouts are delicious and nutritious. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. John Swan's national animal is the Swan, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

John Swan is ranked 307,997^th in the world and 15^th in Atlanticana for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -12.12 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.