The Republic of Yyx57 is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its public floggings, disturbing lack of elderly people, and ritual sacrifices. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 6.746 billion Yyx57ians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 66.6%.

The frighteningly efficient Yyx57ian economy, worth a remarkable 1,065 trillion rubles a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Furniture Restoration. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 157,935 rubles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.4 times as much as the poorest.

You can't put down the nation's attitude to pet health, the Treasury Minister takes anxiety medication every time kids lose their sports kits, some of the country's most famous photographers are animals, and forest fires have dropped dramatically as there are hardly any forests left. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yyx57's national animal is the cow, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yyx57 is ranked 259,858^th in the world and 45^th in YYX for Safest, scoring 12.82 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.