The Kingdom of Shinar is a massive, orderly nation, ruled by Ismail Uzman with an iron fist, and notable for its closed borders, compulsory military service, and parental licensing program. The hard-nosed, cynical, humorless, devout population of 1.577 billion Shinaris are ruled without fear or favor by a psychotic dictator, who outlaws just about everything and refers to the populace as "my little playthings."

The large, corrupt, moralistic, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Dagas Central City. The average income tax rate is 90.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Shinari economy, worth 337 trillion Zakits a year, is mostly comprised of black market activity, especially in Arms Manufacturing, Information Technology, Trout Farming, and Tourism. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an amazing 214,175 Zakits, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.1 times as much as the poorest.

Citizens are regularly arrested in queues for 'loitering', wilderness-dwelling hermits are surprised to find railway stations on their front doorsteps, citizens can only enjoy the splendor of the natural world in designated 'Majesty Appreciation' zones, and war memorials have been modified to include hammocks for napping. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shinar's national animal is the komodo dragon, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Islamic Science Society.

Shinar is ranked 316,144^th in the world and 240^th in The League for Safest, scoring 7.29 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.