The Republic of Yuanlin is a huge, efficient nation, renowned for its ban on automobiles, avowedly heterosexual populace, and anti-smoking policies. The hard-nosed population of 295 million Yuanlinians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, moralistic government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 53.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The very strong Yuanlinian economy, worth 26.3 trillion New Yuanlin Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Tourism. Average income is 89,195 New Yuanlin Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

The government nonchalantly sells old nukes to other countries, advertisements read like science journal articles complete with extensive references, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, and student athletes gaze forlornly at abandoned Formosan Black Bearball fields. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yuanlin's national animal is the Formosan Black Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Yuanlin is ranked 28,656^th in the world and 11^th in Perdita for Safest, scoring 109.74 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.