The Kingdom of Shatvily is a huge, safe nation, notable for its state-planned economy, compulsory military service, and irreverence towards religion. The compassionate population of 404 million Shatvilyians 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, Healthcare, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Todrossa. The average income tax rate is 32.8%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The sizeable but inefficient Shatvilyian economy, worth 20.3 trillion Apsars 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 Door-to-door Insurance Sales industry, with major contributions from Beef-Based Agriculture, Basket Weaving, and Information Technology. Average income is 50,275 Apsars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Former stunt pilots are unable to pass the licence test to fly a drone, student athletes gaze forlornly at abandoned White Eagleball fields, Maxtopian tourists make expensive pilgrimages to Todrossa to enjoy their national art, and GP clinics are inundated by patients requesting prescriptions for alcohol. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shatvily's national animal is the White Eagle, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Shatvily is ranked 107,758^th in the world and 439^th in Europe for Largest Gambling Industry, scoring 1,515.74 on the Kelly Criterion Productivity Index.