The Queendom of Shadownia is a massive, safe nation, ruled by Mistress Shadow with an even hand, and renowned for its national health service, punitive income tax rates, and stringent health and safety legislation. The compassionate, devout population of 2.337 billion Shadownians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The enormous, socially-minded government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Law & Order. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Shadownia City. The average income tax rate is 73.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Shadownian economy, worth 198 trillion Mists a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Cheese Exports, and Basket Weaving. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 84,798 Mists, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The combined alert sound of a nation simultaneously receiving a text message is a common cause of hearing damage, large areas of Shadownia are not accessible by the public, there has been a rapid increase of noise complaints over the sound of buzzing bees, and government officials have to mortgage their homes to make ends meet. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shadownia's national animal is the Raven, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies, and its national religion is Lucifarianism.

Shadownia is ranked 10,642^nd in the world and 10^th in Hell for Nicest Citizens, with 30.38 average smiles per day.