The Queendom of Shalsha is a huge, genial nation, ruled by Shalsha with an even hand, and notable for its rum-swilling pirates, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 886 million Shalshänen are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The government — a sprawling, bureaucracy-choked, socially-minded morass — juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Social Policy. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of RyuKitasa. The average income tax rate is 84.0%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The Shalshan economy, worth 49.8 trillion Zhuwanese Danengas a year, is highly specialized and led by the Book Publishing industry, with major contributions from Basket Weaving and Furniture Restoration. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 56,228 Zhuwanese Danengas, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.2 times as much as the poorest.

They say that one should speak softly and carry a big broomstick, ride-sharing often involves some passengers sitting on the roof rack, chickens frolic freely on swings and roundabouts in RyuKitasa's playgrounds, and the government spends billions to retrieve millions worth of asteroid gold. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to the all-pervasive police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shalsha's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shalsha is ranked 20,061^st in the world and 32^nd in Aesica for Most Extensive Public Healthcare, scoring 4,772.63 on the Theresa-Nightingale Rating.