The Incorporated States of Yriae is a very large, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, public floggings, and frequent executions. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 111 million Yrieggites 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 Defense, Education, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 49.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but underdeveloped Yriaean economy, worth 3.50 trillion phlegmes a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Furniture Restoration, and Information Technology. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 31,504 phlegmes, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Builders spend more time negotiating "tasteful architecture" than on actual construction, money grows on trees, code enforcement officers circle wealthy Yrieggites like vultures, and anti-government web sites are springing up. 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 68,141^st in the world and 2,079^th in The North Pacific for Safest, scoring 95.58 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.