The People's Republic of Yaelonia is a small, cultured nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and frequent executions. The hard-nosed population of 40 million Yaelonians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Healthcare, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 59.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The basket case Yaelonian economy, worth 536 billion Yaels a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is 13,407 Yaels, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The army employs a "shoot first, shoot later" policy, Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy, citizens receive notices of disenfranchisement along with their parking tickets, and feeling like a winner comes at a price. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yaelonia's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yaelonia is ranked 279,148^th in the world and 283^rd in The Leftist Assembly for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -10.77 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.