The Kingdom of Shalcombe is a gargantuan, genial nation, ruled by King Ecgberht with an even hand, and remarkable for its complete lack of prisons, irreverence towards religion, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic population of 13.816 billion Shalcombeans are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The large government prioritizes Education, with Administration, Social Policy, and Law & Order also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dodpitts. The average income tax rate is 69.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The thriving Shalcombean economy, worth a remarkable 1,236 trillion rupees a year, is led by the Information Technology industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Trout Farming. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 89,511 rupees, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

Religious households enthusiastically use whips in private, weekly religious services often resemble campaign rallies, captains must wait until all rats are safe before jumping ship, and government buildings are being cleansed of anything that might have racist connotations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shalcombe's national animal is the African elephant, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is pagan.

Shalcombe is ranked 35,249^th in the world and 18^th in Vectis for Lowest Crime Rates, with 79.86 law-abiding acts per hour.