The State of Shapeless Void is a gargantuan, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its barren, inhospitable landscape, unlimited-speed roads, and public floggings. The hard-nosed, democratic population of 31.576 billion Shapeless Voidians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Welfare, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Capital Heights. The average income tax rate is 9.5%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Shapeless Voidian economy, worth a remarkable 1,207 trillion betales a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Door-to-door Insurance Sales, Uranium Mining, and Automobile Manufacturing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 38,235 betales, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.6 times as much as the poorest.

Record sales of 'child-whacking sticks' have been recorded, all tariffs have been abolished, the government is avowedly atheist, and Shapeless Void has designated Capital Heights as its capital city. Crime, especially youth-related, is relatively low. Shapeless Void's national animal is the deer, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Shapeless Void is ranked 235,584^th in the world and 316^th in State for Nicest Citizens, with 10.55 average smiles per day.