The Republic of The Yode is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Weslow Fitzcom with an iron fist, and notable for its zero percent divorce rate, free-roaming dinosaurs, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.69 billion Yodeans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Law & Order, and Administration are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Bageta. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Yodean economy, worth a remarkable 1,013 trillion Yode Coins a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 274,553 Yode Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Coffee-addicted citizens look forward to baristas getting their name wrong at local coffee shops, distant and obscure male relatives succeed to the Yodean throne, trade deals are born to the sound of a royal woman's anguished screams, and escargots have lost their charm ever since they started to be called 'cooked land snails'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Yode's national animal is the Yode, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Petroica Rosea.

The Yode is ranked 53,385^th in the world and 82^nd in Cape of Good Hope for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,888.25 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.