The Republic of Yod is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Wuff with an iron fist, and remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, restrictive gun laws, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 1.708 billion Yodleans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yodle City. The average income tax rate is 47.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Yodian economy, worth 105 trillion Gold Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Automobile Manufacturing, Soda Sales, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 61,610 Gold Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Internet moderators work overtime to remove memes comparing Emperor Wuff to cartoon bears, the nation is experiencing a severe shortage of sporting events, foreign leaders are advising that Emperor Wuff's letters must have gotten lost in the mail, and ethnic minorities are often refused admission to some of the nation's best schools. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yod's national animal is the Cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Yodlism.

Yod is ranked 240,553^rd in the world and 8^th in Yo Mama for Most Cheerful Citizens, with 47.09 Percentage Of Water Glasses Perceived Half-Full.