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The Federal Republic of Yurp is a gargantuan, cultured nation, ruled by Andrew Glass with an even hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, ubiquitous missile silos, and devotion to social welfare. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 10.878 billion Yurpians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Healthcare, and Education. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of New Yurp City. The average income tax rate is 71.2%.

The frighteningly efficient Yurpian economy, worth a remarkable 1,362 trillion Yuroes a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Tourism, and Book Publishing. Average income is an impressive 125,246 Yuroes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

RPG fans reminisce fondly about when people thought they were evil and dangerous rather than geeky and socially inept, any body part that can be cut off a person is no longer considered to be their property, government police forces protect public schools from the threat of protest, and wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yurp's national animal is the Elephant, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Judyism.

Yurp is ranked 274,078^th in the world and 11,614^th in Lazarus for Most Extreme, scoring 7.12 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.