The Republic of Nation of Urie is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Ron McVay with a fair hand, and renowned for its keen interest in outer space, daily referendums, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 13.18 billion Nation of Urieans hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Urie Nation City. The average income tax rate is 94.5%.

The frighteningly efficient Nation of Uriean economy, worth a remarkable 2,707 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 205,407 dollars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Workers tend to schedule naps during all-hands meetings, Eau de Trashcan has become a wildly popular perfume, anti-government web sites are springing up, and Nation of Uriean scientists are mixing chewing tobacco with bacon flavouring in an attempt to craft the perfect male snack. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Nation of Urie's national animal is the Ram, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Nation of Urie is ranked 6,826^th in the world and 191^st in the Rejected Realms for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 488.25 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.