The Incorporated States of Yriae is a small, safe nation, remarkable for its rum-swilling pirates, compulsory military service, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 45 million Yrieggites are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 40.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Yriaean economy, worth 1.44 trillion phlegmes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 32,016 phlegmes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Children are sent to either religious or secular schools, the new hit series "Yriae's Got Trauma" has corporate executives fleeing the country, sociologists can charge whatever fee they like as the nation tries to find itself, and extreme hiring regulations mean a job in Yriae is often a lifetime appointment. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yriae's national animal is the horseshit beetle, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yriae is ranked 86,257^th in the world and 2,410^th in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 3,837.14 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.