The State of Yaqua is a gargantuan, orderly nation, ruled by the Governor with an iron fist, and notable for its compulsory military service, state-planned economy, and smutty television. The cynical population of 32.17 billion Yaquans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The enormous government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 71.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Yaquan economy, worth a remarkable 1,687 trillion betales a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is broadly diversified, is led by the Automobile Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Trout Farming, Book Publishing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Average income is 52,457 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are regularly found digging for treasure in their gardens, fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, Yaqua has designated Capital Heights as its capital city, and The Governor has just been declared ruler of Yaqua in an international press conference. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yaqua's national animal is the deer, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Yaqua is ranked 132,423^rd in the world and 1^st in Kyiv for Largest Black Market, with 1.47 trillion Standard Monetary Units.