The Armed Republic of Shadowlaw is a very large, orderly nation, notable for its compulsory military service. The hard-nosed, hard-working, cynical population of 276 million Shadowlawians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Spirituality. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 18.9%.

The strong Shadowlawian economy, worth 16.3 trillion bison dollars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Book Publishing, Beef-Based Agriculture, and Information Technology. Average income is 59,095 bison dollars, with the richest citizens earning 8.9 times as much as the poorest.

A cat may look at a king and a dude can look at an ass, Leader can be seen doing doughnuts in a new Rambogini, photographers can be found hiding behind the curtains in Leader's bedroom, and young soldiers are shocked to discover there are no 'safe spaces' on a battlefield. Crime, especially youth-related, is almost non-existent, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shadowlaw's national animal is the bison.

Shadowlaw is ranked 250,631^st in the world and 4^th in Alliance of Free Nations and Peoples for Highest Poor Incomes, with 17,892.45 Standard Monetary Units.