The Grand Duchy of The Grand Duchy of Yurstonstan is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by Duke Śërmáten with an even hand, and renowned for its ubiquitous missile silos, smutty television, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 17.741 billion Yurstonians enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, corrupt, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Education, Law & Order, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bioyino. The income tax rate is 100%.

The frighteningly efficient Yurstonian economy, worth a remarkable 4,197 trillion Yurst Resders a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Basket Weaving. Average income is an amazing 236,593 Yurst Resders, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The military maintains a fierce arsenal of 'Cure Missiles', tourists visiting the nation are harangued for being capitalist pig-dogs, workers for the environmental protection agency are patted down for tartar sauce every morning, and elections have become procedural nightmares due to voters persistently rejecting candidates. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Grand Duchy of Yurstonstan's national animal is the Phoenix, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

The Grand Duchy of Yurstonstan is ranked 9,062^nd in the world and 217^th in the Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 428.3 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.