The Republic of Iukatia is a massive, cultured nation, remarkable for its punitive income tax rates, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 4.834 billion Iukatu are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Healthcare, with Welfare, Administration, and Environment also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 71.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The large but underdeveloped Iukatic economy, worth 146 trillion upfis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Woodchip Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 30,271 upfis, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Military equipment stores have a tendency to go up in flames, ministers browse Alright! magazine for fashion tips, beggars lack pockets for spare change, and doctors spend more time writing sick notes than caring for the sick. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Iukatia's national animal is the person, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Iukatia is ranked 63,085^th in the world and 1,874^th in The North Pacific for Most Cultured, scoring 69 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.