The Lycanthropic Monarch of Ysengrim is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Ysengrim du Gévaudan with an even hand, and notable for its keen interest in outer space, zero percent divorce rate, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 2.096 billion Ysengrimers 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 government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked morass — juggles the competing demands of Environment, Education, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Nivard. The average income tax rate is 74.2%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Ysengrimish economy, worth 114 trillion livres a year, is extremely specialized and mostly made up of the Book Publishing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 54,456 livres, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The Nivard Film Festival recently voted 'Ysengrimer Getting Hit By Football' as best film, teenage male videogamers often suffer repetitive strain wrist injuries, invasive species are hunted by the gendarmerie, and major boxing matches are held in government buildings. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ysengrim's national animal is the loup-garou, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is the Cult of Reason.

Ysengrim is ranked 12,757^th in the world and 29^th in Carcassonne for Safest, scoring 118.13 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.