The Pathetic Imitators of Yanxi is a colossal, efficient nation, ruled by You Know Who with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, zero percent divorce rate, and enslaved workforce. The hard-nosed, cynical population of 2.742 billion Yanxians are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The large, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Law & Order, and Defense. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Stolen Area. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 70.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Yanxian economy, worth 275 trillion Betrayals a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 100,598 Betrayals, but there is a large disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 401,395 per year while the poor average 16,961, a ratio of 23.7 to 1.

Public projects are synonymous with yawn-inducing conformity, corporations claim the third ounce of any metal traded in a wicker-cone on the Sunday of a full moon as a charitable expense, families waiting for delayed pipe installations hope daily for rain, and understaffed slavers offer highballs when asked to 'pass the screwdriver' during household maintenance. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yanxi's national animal is the Puppet, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Yanxi is ranked 309,288^th in the world and 8^th in New Ixnay for Largest Pizza Delivery Sector, scoring -12.36 on the Pepperoni Propulsion Productivity Index.