The Empire of Shadow smartie is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its closed borders, soft-spoken computers, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, cynical, devout population of 3.723 billion Shadow smartieans are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The medium-sized, corrupt, moralistic, socially-minded, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 53.9%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The strong Shadow smartiean economy, worth 307 trillion Duckcoins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a slick, highly efficient, fairly diversified black market in Arms Manufacturing, Beef-Based Agriculture, Trout Farming, and Information Technology. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is 82,482 Duckcoins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Goldilocks has found a lucrative career as a zoning consultant, translators have been hired to deal with the varying regional accents during national political debates, kids refer to anything below the neck as "the parts that shall not be named", and the traditional Violetist dish of stuffed sheep's head is served with an intense look of shock upon its face. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shadow smartie's national animal is the Duck, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Shadow smartie is ranked 149,065^th in the world and 589^th in Artificial Solar System for Largest Welfare Programs, scoring 1,021.07 on the Safety Net Mesh Density Rating.