The Republic of Youcan is a massive, pleasant nation, renowned for its public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.754 billion Youcanians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The relatively small government prioritizes Defense, with Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare also on the agenda, while International Aid isn't funded at all. The average income tax rate is 12.3%.

The Youcanian economy, worth 94.9 trillion Thenews a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Door-to-door Insurance Sales, and Soda Sales. Average income is 54,125 Thenews, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.3 times as much as the poorest.

Rare steaks seem even bluer now, military spending is on the increase, euthanasia is illegal, and thieves are flogged in public for their crimes. Crime is relatively low, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Youcan's national animal is the Any.

Youcan is ranked 225,370^th in the world and 1^st in Card Farming for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 745 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.