The Queendom of Shiera Seastar is a mammoth, safe nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, and daily referendums. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic population of 5.743 billion Shiera Seastarians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Welfare. The average income tax rate is 33.5%.

The thriving Shiera Seastarian economy, worth 458 trillion Gold Coins a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Woodchip Exports, and Automobile Manufacturing. Average income is 79,728 Gold Coins, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.2 times as much as the poorest.

Life expectancies inside correctional facilities vastly exceed the national average, all the playground's a stage for Shiera Seastarian schoolchildren, prisoners can't do number twos without their "toilet buddy" present, and primetime re-runs of The Black and White Minstrel Show are a critical hit. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown. Shiera Seastar's national animal is the Dragon, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to toxic air pollution.

Shiera Seastar is ranked 126,568^th in the world and 4^th in Lys for Largest Cheese Export Sector, scoring 2,607.45 on the Mozzarella Productivity Index.