The Republic of Yertania is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Legislative Congress with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, keen interest in outer space, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 36.637 billion Yertanians love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government is primarily concerned with Spirituality, with Law & Order, Education, and Public Transport also on the agenda, while Social Policy and Healthcare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bratislava Forest. The average income tax rate is 19.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Yertanian economy, worth a remarkable 4,713 trillion silver credits a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Uranium Mining, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 128,642 silver credits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.5 times as much as the poorest.

The government regularly reassures citizens that there are no monsters under their beds, the government recently donated a surfboard to an impoverished family in a landlocked region, stores employing more than 100 employees are required to be at least twenty miles from any competitor, and a new guerrilla marketing campaign for tap water involves government agents spraying random citizens with hose water. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yertania's national animal is the mythic grappelzen, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Yertania is ranked 330,652^nd in the world and 19^th in Yertania City for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring -23.02 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.