The Armed Republic of Yapsland is a huge, efficient nation, notable for its smutty television, ritual sacrifices, and restrictive gun laws. The hard-nosed, hard-working, humorless population of 852 million Yappians are free to succeed or fail in life on their own merits; the successful tend to enjoy an opulent (but moralistic) lifestyle, while the failures can be seen crowding out most jails.

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic government is primarily concerned with Defense, although Healthcare, Industry, and Law & Order are also considered important, while Spirituality and Environment aren't funded at all. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 28.0%.

The all-consuming Yappian economy, worth 63.9 trillion Yapsmarks a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Furniture Restoration, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. Average income is 74,997 Yapsmarks, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 251,022 per year while the poor average 16,650, a ratio of 15.1 to 1.

Anyone who sneezes at border crossings is turned away, all writing must pass a censorship board before being allowed on the shelves, sleeping on the job is recommended, and looting and pillaging are now considered vital intelligence-gathering activities. Crime is a major problem, possibly because it is difficult to make it through a day without breaking one of the country's many regulations. Yapsland's national animal is the Bunny, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Yapsland is ranked 62,753^rd in the world and 2,295^th in Two for Largest Black Market, with 9.60 trillion Standard Monetary Units.