The Democratic Republic of Yemet is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by President Frederik Gerev with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, otherworldly petting zoo, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.079 billion Yemetians 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 large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Tulipeo. The average income tax rate is 73.7%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Yemetian economy, worth 266 trillion Yemet Wengs a year, is quite specialized and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Information Technology, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 128,360 Yemet Wengs, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Few that venture into government archives are ever seen again, textbooks are exactly twice as heavy as they used to be, conscripts often volunteer for a second tour of duty so they can get a ticket to next year's Army Revue, and the Yemet Automotive Racing Series draws millions of spectators annually while those near the tracks complain about the noise. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yemet's national animal is the Grey Nosed Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yemet is ranked 129,131^st in the world and 6,867^th in The North Pacific for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -3.3 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.