The Democratic Republic of Yazhoo is a massive, efficient nation, ruled by Walrice with a fair hand, and notable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, state-planned economy, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, democratic population of 1.918 billion Yazhooans love a good election, and the government gives them plenty of them. Universities tend to be full of students debating the merits of various civil and political rights, while businesses are tightly regulated and the wealthy viewed with suspicion.

The large, socially-minded, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Industry, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Han. The average income tax rate is 66.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Yazhooan economy, worth 173 trillion Yuan a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Information Technology, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 90,684 Yuan, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

No one believes anything until it has been strenuously tested and peer-reviewed, the government regularly publishes lengthy reports on its own excessive recordkeeping, pillows outnumber picket signs at most workers rallies, and three-year-olds have tantrums because they don't want to be drainage technicians when they grow up. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yazhoo's national animal is the Dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Yazhoo is ranked 303,103^rd in the world and 155^th in The Order of the Grey Wardens for Highest Unexpected Death Rate, scoring 22.91 on the Bus Surprisal Index.