The State of Yuryevich is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, notable for its suspicion of poets. The hard-working, democratic population of 11.187 billion Yuryevichians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, liberal government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Education, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 8.9%.

The strong Yuryevichian economy, worth 528 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 47,228 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 136,271 per year while the poor average 12,990, a ratio of 10.5 to 1.

Orphans would rather live their life of luxury than be adopted by prospective parents, the entire entry for Yuryevich in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the World reads 'mostly harmless', clergy do their best to cover up their old tattoos, and Yuryevich has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime is a problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Yuryevich's national animal is the deer.

Yuryevich is ranked 184,336^th in the world and 418^th in Ancient Lands for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 49.5 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.