In what country does the book, J: A Novel, take place?

The country in which the novel takes place is not named. Its former incarnation is never named. Based on clues (such as names like Ashbrittle or Ludgvennok), it can be presumed the country is either one in the United Kingdom or in Scandinavia. The country is ruled by an all-powerful government which prefers to keep people in a perpetual state of childish docility, using violence only when necessary. Men are emasculated, women tend to run things, and the center of power for the government rests in cities and large towns. The country is a shadow of its former self following WHAT HAPPENED and OPERATION ISHMAEL. Travel to and from the country is forbidden, though travel within the country is allowed.