The Republic of Yoyle is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Jack with an even hand, and renowned for its public floggings, ubiquitous missile silos, and soft-spoken computers. The hard-nosed population of 1.462 billion Yoyleans are prohibited from doing almost everything except voting, which they do timidly and conservatively.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yoyle City. The average income tax rate is 47.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Yoylean economy, worth 161 trillion Yoylean dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Woodchip Exports. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 110,386 Yoylean dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government has stated an intention to min-max its stats for 'teh pwnage', the most popular stadium acts are one-off performances, the most notorious criminals are given the Consequences of Your Actions Award, and cheese has become the new icon of political dissent. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yoyle's national animal is the dragon.

Yoyle is ranked 183,890^th in the world and 37^th in Goninan for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring 880.72 on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.