The New Slough Empire of Ysotrae is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Phil S with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, strictly enforced bedtime, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 16.183 billion Ysotraeans 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 medium-sized government prioritizes Defense, with Education, Healthcare, and Administration also on the agenda. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Canberra. The average income tax rate is 44.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Ysotraean economy, worth a remarkable 1,622 trillion Aussie Dollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 100,274 Aussie Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Tax-payers are funding ever more extravagant movie projects, stone wrist watches that weigh 20lb are the latest trend, the dessert 'Death by Chocolate' isn't the most lethal dish on the menu, and pre-takeoff checks last longer than the flights themselves. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Ysotrae's national animal is the Kangaroo, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities, and its national religion is a lotta damage.

Ysotrae is ranked 56,669^th in the world and 1^st in Ikuisuus for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.5 law-abiding acts per hour.