The Republic of Yerbamonte is a titanic, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical, devout population of 17.715 billion Yerbamonteans 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 medium-sized, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Welfare, and Law & Order. The average income tax rate is 35.3%.

The Yerbamontean economy, worth 902 trillion montes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Woodchip Exports industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Retail, and Cheese Exports. Average income is 50,958 montes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.2 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yerbamonte's national animal is the goat, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yerbamonte is ranked 210,082^nd in the world and 1^st in Sondria for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring -2.12 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.