The Federation of Yeriskiov is a huge, socially progressive nation, renowned for its flagrant waste-dumping and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 223 million Yeriskiovians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 14.2%.

The strong Yeriskiovian economy, worth 13.8 trillion Yerioas a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Basket Weaving industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 62,070 Yerioas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The intelligence community is playing 4-D chess with an imaginary spy network, it's always rabbit season, cricket farmers use magnifying glasses to fit every member of their herd with tiny tracking tags, and the native owl population is in permanent hibernation. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yeriskiov's national animal is the giraffe.

Yeriskiov is ranked 121,003^rd in the world and 64^th in Atlanticana for Most Subsidized Industry, scoring 978.65 on the Gilded Widget Scale.