The Fiefdom of Yu Lan is a mammoth, safe nation, renowned for its barren, inhospitable landscape, disturbing lack of elderly people, and irreverence towards religion. The hard-nosed population of 5.56 billion Yu Lanians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 21.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Yu Lanian economy, worth 241 trillion ryous a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Gambling, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 43,355 ryous, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.1 times as much as the poorest.

Prisons are filled with the cackles and sobs of a deranged inmate population, victims of crime are viewed as less trustworthy than politicians, the people consider response to rudeness to be an acceptable casus belli, and a major religion has been named as Yu Lan's national religion. Crime is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yu Lan's national animal is the bird, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Yu Lan is ranked 257,650^th in the world and 2,901^st in Remembrance for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring 3,395.59 on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.