The Queen's State of Shilu is a gargantuan, efficient nation, renowned for its complete absence of social welfare. The hard-working population of 22.258 billion Shiluans enjoy some of the most opulent lifestyles in the region, unless they are unemployed or working-class, in which case they are variously starving to death or crippled by easily preventable diseases.

The medium-sized, liberal, pro-business government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Spirituality, and Public Transport. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 17.8%.

The thriving Shiluan economy, worth 676 trillion betales a year, is quite specialized and led by the Soda Sales industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Woodchip Exports, and Furniture Restoration. Average income is 30,399 betales, but there is a significant disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 92,864 per year while the poor average 7,713, a ratio of 12.0 to 1.

Crime is a serious problem, with the police force struggling against a lack of funding and a high mortality rate. Shilu's national animal is the deer.

Shilu is ranked 203,153^rd in the world and 7^th in Bridgetown for Largest Publishing Industry, scoring zero on the Bella Potter Productivity e-Index.