The Yay-novan State of Ienovo is a titanic, cultured nation, ruled by Sophie Thibault with an even hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, rampant corporate plagiarism, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 22.215 billion Ienovoans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Defense, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ottawa. The average income tax rate is 61.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Ienovoan economy, worth a remarkable 6,494 trillion Canadian dollars a year, is fairly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Retail, and Book Publishing. Average income is an amazing 292,326 Canadian dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

The government is on the side of working people (like CEOs, bankers and billionaires), the government has spread itself thin, forgotten trend connoisseurs turn their nose at one wrinkle, and art is not complete without a touch of alizarin blood and titanium sweat. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ienovo's national animal is the Beaver, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Christianism.

Ienovo is ranked 6,604^th in the world and 1^st in Aura for Most Cultured, scoring 137 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.