The Republic of Yukira is a very large, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 378 million Yukirans are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Yukiran economy, worth 16.8 trillion the silver hens a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Trout Farming industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Retail, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 44,505 the silver hens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

The entire entry for Yukira in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless'. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yukira's national animal is the ruble, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yukira is ranked 142,959^th in the world and 2^nd in Coalition of Free Union Nations for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring 435.44 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.