The Yay-novan State of Ienovo is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Asuka with an even hand, and remarkable for its daily referendums, parental licensing program, and ubiquitous missile silos. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 18.358 billion Ienovoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scottville. The average income tax rate is 53.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ienovoan economy, worth a remarkable 4,888 trillion Ienovan dollars 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 an enormous, deeply entrenched, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. 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 an amazing 266,264 Ienovan dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.8 times as much as the poorest.

An extra hand on the leg will give a horse-and-a-half of lead in a hundred jiffies on seven furlongs, children are raised bilingual from an early age, eight-year-olds can be seen lighting up in public areas, and more sidewalk is dedicated to animals than people. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ienovo's national animal is the Fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Shinto.

Ienovo is ranked 6,667^th in the world and 5^th in UEPU for Most Advanced Defense Forces, scoring 12,823.9 on the Total War Preparedness Rating.