The Republic of Yugalistan is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Waluigi Estaban Hernandez III with an even hand, and renowned for its frequent executions, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed population of 2.967 billion Yugalistanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hades City. The average income tax rate is 77.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Yugalistanian economy, worth 418 trillion Yugals a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 141,214 Yugals, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens insist that there's no law against standing downwind when marijuana crops are burned off, former state leaders include a TV comic and a cowboy actor, foreign governments are threatened if they so much as mention the word "election", and the song 'They Got an Awful Lot of Coffee in Yugalistan' is a smash hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yugalistan's national animal is the Bearded Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is The enlightenment of Shrek.

Yugalistan is ranked 17,961^st in the world and 843^rd in The North Pacific for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 8,487.73 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.