The Borderlands of Yaiduva is a very large, genial nation, notable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, devotion to social welfare, and stringent health and safety legislation. The cynical population of 198 million Yaiduvans 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, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Welfare, Law & Order, and Defense. The average income tax rate is 74.6%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but sluggish Yaiduvan economy, worth 5.62 trillion kronor a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is quite specialized, is mostly made up of the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Soda Sales. Average income is 28,394 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The country's famous rainforests are being bulldozed by the mining industry, scientists regularly clone human beings for research purposes, expectant parents view twins with equal parts joy and suspicion, and organ donation is compulsory. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yaiduva's national animal is the lion, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Yaiduva is ranked 67,310^th in the world and 38^th in India for Lowest Crime Rates, with 72.51 law-abiding acts per hour.