The Constitutional Republic of Ship Enthusiasts is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Sir Von Fredrick with an even hand, and notable for its parental licensing program, unlimited-speed roads, and frequent executions. The compassionate population of 2.62 billion Ship Enthusiastians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Ship Enthusiast's Paradise. The average income tax rate is 40.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming a Ship Enthusiastsian economy, worth 257 trillion Shipcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector, which is fairly diversified, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 98,268 Shipcoins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Group hugs break out during floor votes, heavily stoned police officers are unsure whether the recent directive to 'clean up the streets' means arresting drug dealers or hosing down the sidewalk, the nobility are anxious about the government's new "three executions and you're out" policy, and evenings at university debating societies often end with everyone acknowledging both sides may well be right. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Ship Enthusiasts's national animal is the Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Protestant.

Ship Enthusiasts is ranked 46,615^th in the world and 220^th in Europe for Largest Automobile Manufacturing Sector, scoring 4,355.83 on the Henry Ford Productivity Index.