The Republic of The Yorkie islands is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Puggels with an even hand, and renowned for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, compulsory military service, and prohibition of alcohol. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 2.319 billion Yorkie islandsians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yorkopolis. The average income tax rate is 48.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Yorkie islandsian economy, worth 190 trillion Treats a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Trout Farming, and Basket Weaving. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 82,189 Treats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

Tipsy fans frequently invite themselves to the board meetings of sports clubs, dog breeding has been banned in accordance with recent animal experimentation laws, the slowest students feel vaguely targeted by their Mendelian Inheritance coursework, and rioting during the nation's hosting of ORDER caused one million Treats of property damage. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Yorkie islands's national animal is the Yorkshire Terrier, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

The Yorkie islands is ranked 245,155^th in the world and 37^th in Conch Island for Most Primitive, scoring -138.65 on the Scary Big Number Scale.