The Federal Socialist Republic of East Shancia is a massive, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by General Secratary Jörg Bauer with an even hand, and remarkable for its rampant corporate plagiarism, keen interest in outer space, and sprawling nuclear power plants. The compassionate population of 1.573 billion Shancians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Healthcare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Kinengrad NCR. The average income tax rate is 86.8%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shancian economy, worth 199 trillion Stratnes a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. The industrial sector is led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Trout Farming, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Arms Manufacturing. Average income is an impressive 126,881 Stratnes, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The nation's industries are scrambling to switch to biodegradable plastics, minority children spend hours bussing to schools miles away from home, military barracks resemble five-star hotels, and the government has begun selling heroin and ecstasy to help fund its projects. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. East Shancia's national animal is the Polar Bear, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Marxism-Leninism.

East Shancia is ranked 12,495^th in the world and 263^rd in The Communist Bloc for Highest Poor Incomes, with 100,579.65 Standard Monetary Units.