The Republic of Youcan is a massive, pleasant nation, remarkable for its public floggings. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 1.293 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, although Law & Order, Administration, and Healthcare are also considered important, while International Aid receives no funds. The average income tax rate is 12.3%.

The Youcanian economy, worth 70.0 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 153,068^th in the world and 1^st in Card Farming for Most Corrupt Governments, with 3.76 kickbacks per hour.