The Island of Yappalacia is a mammoth, cultured nation, ruled by Yappa with an even hand, and notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, public floggings, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 5.319 billion Beanieses are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed, including voting. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small, moralistic government prioritizes Spirituality, with Administration, Law & Order, and Defense also on the agenda, while International Aid and Welfare receive no funds. The average income tax rate is 17.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Yappalacian economy, worth 285 trillion yappancies a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Uranium Mining industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 53,653 yappancies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Advertisers are struggling to make water sound cool to a twitchy public, they say that Beanieses made a dessert and called it peace, women wearing male lounge-wear are quizzed for hours by mental health practitioners, and Scrabble champions have been left scrambling for scraps. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force. Yappalacia's national animal is the tomato, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Yappalacia is ranked 306,865^th in the world and 199^th in Karma for Most Eco-Friendly Governments, scoring -6.32 on the Dolphin Recycling Awareness Index.