The Empire of Yelman is a huge, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its avowedly heterosexual populace, zero percent divorce rate, and triple-decker prams. The hard-nosed, devout population of 396 million Yelmenians 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, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 26.4%.

The Yelmenian economy, worth 19.3 trillion Yelmenian kopeykis a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Retail, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 48,777 Yelmenian kopeykis, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.0 times as much as the poorest.

The examiners who examine examiners are being examined by examiners, politicians are often found scavenging bins at night to supplement their income, Yelmenians believe the only thing that will make you happy is being unhappy with who you are, and Yelmenians believe manners maketh the leader. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yelman's national animal is the bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yelman is ranked 142,443^rd in the world and 2,168^th in The East Pacific for Lowest Crime Rates, with 63.76 law-abiding acts per hour.