The Lost World of Shaloenia is a massive, cultured nation, ruled by The Shaloed with a fair hand, and renowned for its museums and concert halls, ritual sacrifices, and keen interest in outer space. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 2.395 billion Shaloenians enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The relatively small government is primarily concerned with Administration, although Education, Defense, and Spirituality are also considered important, while Social Policy and International Aid aren't funded at all. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Vaelthira. The average income tax rate is 21.3%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Shaloenian economy, worth 193 trillion shells a year, is broadly diversified and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Uranium Mining, Cheese Exports, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 80,634 shells, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

The government is continually probing the galaxy in search of alien life, factories grind to a halt every time there is an election, The Shaloed's reputation is hard as nails, and health insurance executives die young due to their claims being denied by their own companies. Crime is totally unknown. Shaloenia's national animal is the Stingray, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is The Order of Vael.

Shaloenia is ranked 14,183^rd in the world and 5^th in Trica for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 6,223.83 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.