The Grand Republic of Yorkistan is a gargantuan, safe nation, ruled by Grand Mayor Ralph Hunter with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, strictly enforced bedtime, and complete absence of social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic, humorless, devout population of 14.408 billion Yorki enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The medium-sized government prioritizes Education, although Industry, Defense, and Healthcare are also considered important, while Welfare and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Scarborough. The average income tax rate is 22.2%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Yorki economy, worth a remarkable 1,896 trillion Ducats a year, is dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Retail, and Woodchip Exports. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an impressive 131,649 Ducats, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

Running away is an essential part of the elite forces' hand-to-hand training, psychiatrists bizarrely accompany Grand Mayor Ralph Hunter to meetings with foreign heads of state, the government has officially clarified that "wee on your hands to save time" does not count as proper hygiene, and it's been a banner year for local vexillology. Crime is totally unknown. Yorkistan's national animal is the Boar, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation, and its national religion is Church of York.

Yorkistan is ranked 166,089^th in the world and 7^th in Brannackia for Most Extreme, scoring 12.56 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.