The Republic of Yuppolot is a very large, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its irreverence towards religion, absence of drug laws, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 198 million Yuppolotians live in a state of perpetual fear, as a complete breakdown of social order has led to the rise of order through biker gangs.

The minute, liberal, pro-business, outspoken government, or what there is of one, juggles the competing demands of Industry, Education, and Healthcare. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 4.3%.

The very strong Yuppolotian economy, worth 13.1 trillion dollars a year, is driven almost entirely by the private sector, which is broadly diversified and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Automobile Manufacturing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 66,254 dollars, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 432,007 per year while the poor average 4,021, a ratio of 107 to 1.

Financial investors are noting a boom in artillery, aggressive promotion of global warming puts polar bears on thin ice, the media seems excessively interested in what Leader is wearing this season, and Occam's razor has sliced to pieces any childhood belief in Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy. Crime is a major problem, probably because of the absence of a police force. Yuppolot's national animal is the falcon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Yuppolot is ranked 47,196^th in the world and 175^th in Europe for Nudest, with 211.5 cheeks per square mile.