The Kingdom of Yorieged is a small, genial nation, remarkable for its absence of drug laws. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 23 million Yoriegedians 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 Administration, Spirituality, and Education. The average income tax rate is 28.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Yoriegedian economy, worth 1.25 trillion dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 54,171 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.3 times as much as the poorest.

Online weather reports are predicting five years of glorious sunshine for Yorieged, sweat stains are proof of political acumen, defense lawyers suggestively note to juries how flagrantly happy victims were, and there's no such thing as bad publicity. Crime is totally unknown. Yorieged's national animal is the panther, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yorieged is ranked 38,310^th in the world and 905^th in The North Pacific for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 50 on the Kitten Softness Rating.