The Republic of Yezzi is a large, socially progressive nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. The quiet, industrious population of 121 million Yezzians, 116 million of whom are zombies, enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Defense, and Education. The average income tax rate is 17.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Yezzian economy, worth 13.8 trillion lire a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Gambling, Information Technology, and Tourism. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 35,672 lire, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Yezzi's national animal is the lion.

Yezzi is ranked 194,029^th in the world and 1^st in Leonida for Highest Foreign Aid Spending, scoring 86.36 on the Clooney Contribution Index.