The Federation of Hollow Shrine is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by Ryougi Shiki with an even hand, and renowned for its daily referendums, pith helmet sales, and anti-smoking policies. The compassionate, democratic population of 4.765 billion Hollow Shrineans 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 Mifune. The average income tax rate is 86.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Hollow Shrinean economy, worth 627 trillion ryougis a year, is quite specialized and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Arms Manufacturing. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 131,651 ryougis, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Shaken martini sales have soared in nations surrounding Hollow Shrine, conspiracy theorists allege Mifune's new subway map resembles Satanic symbols, dubiously qualified Skandilundian barristers keep referring to laws as 'government guidelines', and armed security details escort librarians to their homes. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Hollow Shrine's national animal is the Illyasviel von Einzbern, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Ryougi Shiki.

Hollow Shrine is ranked 9,998^th in the world and 190^th in Europe for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 398.32 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.