The Fiefdom of Yuki No Shima is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Matsumae Hakaru with an iron fist, and notable for its public floggings, lack of airports, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 3.923 billion Matsumaes are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The enormous, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, although Spirituality, Environment, and Defense are also considered important, while Social Policy and Welfare aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shinmori. The average income tax rate is 71.3%.

The powerhouse Matsumae economy, worth 251 trillion Yen a year, is highly specialized and led by the Gambling industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. Black market activity is rampant. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 64,153 Yen, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

The nation's soldiers are considered the best-dressed in Lazarus, 4-year-olds are often found reminiscing about the 'good old days', 4-year-olds studying for their mathematics exams are anxious that they will be unemployable in adulthood if they fail, and terrorists who are 17th cousins with the ex-wives of half-brothers of citizens are now exempt from the immigration ban. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force. Yuki No Shima's national animal is the Tanuki, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Shinto.

Yuki No Shima is ranked 202,282^nd in the world and 7,718^th in Lazarus for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -3.55 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.