The Borderlands of Yay295 is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, ruled by Hamaliel with an even hand, and notable for its anti-smoking policies, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate, cheerful population of 34.798 billion Borderlandians have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and look forward to their next free and open election, to be held on an as-yet unannounced date.

The tiny, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Public Transport, and Environment. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Onyx. The average income tax rate is 1.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but stagnant Borderlandian economy, worth 176 trillion Credits a year, is driven almost entirely by government activity, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is mostly comprised of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, although the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 5,071 Credits, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Unshaven men are viewed with suspicion in courts of law, government theft from poor artists to give to rich allies has been dubbed the "reverse Robin Hood" policy, blue sky thinkers are reminded that the firmament is actually more of a grey-ish colour, and it's believed that women's brains will overheat if they think for themselves. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Yay295's national animal is the Fox, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Yay295 is ranked 318,786^th in the world and 1^st in Technologica for Largest Manufacturing Sector, scoring zero on the Gooback-Jerbs Productivity Index.