The Empire of Yshrenia is a gargantuan, efficient nation, ruled by Emperor Madoras with an iron fist, and remarkable for its otherworldly petting zoo, infamous sell-swords, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical, humorless, devout population of 10.515 billion Yshrenians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Defense, with Industry, Law & Order, and Administration also on the agenda, while Welfare and Social Policy are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vellgander. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 90.8%.

The frighteningly efficient Yshrenian economy, worth a remarkable 4,517 trillion Guilders a year, is broadly diversified and mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 429,650 Guilders, but there is a vast disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 2,874,365 per year while the poor average 24,225, a ratio of 118 to 1.

Mums always ask their three-year-olds for permission before hugging them, disadvantaged neighbourhoods have become no-go areas after sundown, amusement park rides frequently collapse due to lack of maintenance, and twelfth-generation Yshrenians are deported for not knowing Emperor Madoras's childhood nickname. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yshrenia's national animal is the Gigas, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Madoranism.

Yshrenia is ranked 1,739^th in the world and 7^th in The Black Hawks for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 12,032.46 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.