The Republic of Ysol is a very large, cultured nation, notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate population of 217 million Ysoli enjoy extensive civil rights and enjoy a level of social equality free from the usual accompanying government corruption.

The enormous, socially-minded government prioritizes Welfare, although Spirituality, Education, and Healthcare are also considered important. The average income tax rate is 67.3%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but stagnant Ysoli economy, worth 4.25 trillion merisses a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Book Publishing. Average income is 19,607 merisses, and distributed extremely evenly, with practically no difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

It ain't easy to be green enough to be imported into Ysol, major cities shut down as their local sports team takes to the field every day, feuilletons can only be deciphered with a Galliennais dictionary, and the government supplies ragtag bands of resistance fighters in exchange for vague promises of future payment. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ysol's national animal is the capybara, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Ysol is ranked 55,434^th in the world and 172^nd in Forest for Most Cultured, scoring 71 on the Snufflebottom-Wiggendum Pentatonic Scale.