The Holy Blue Zombie of Yodle 97 is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Emperor Wuff with an iron fist, and remarkable for its frequent executions, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, cynical population of 4.213 billion Yodle 97ians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The enormous, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yodle City. The average income tax rate is 62.1%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Yodle 97ian economy, worth 194 trillion Gold Coins a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Automobile Manufacturing, Uranium Mining, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 46,122 Gold Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Oilmen are in the business of greasing people's palms, internet service is too costly for normal people to purchase, class clowns are frequently listed among the most dangerous criminals in the nation, and interviewees for teaching jobs are waterboarded to "reveal undesirable histories". Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yodle 97's national animal is the Cow, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Orthodox Yodlism.

Yodle 97 is ranked 139,452^nd in the world and 9^th in Yodlean Card Farms for Largest Trout Fishing Sector, scoring 1,775.17 on the Nemo Depletion Efficiency Index.