The Dictatorship of Shizuma Hanazono is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, renowned for its daily referendums and irreverence towards religion. The hard-working population of 3.695 billion Shizuma Hanazonoans are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Administration, and Education. The average income tax rate is 27.1%.

The Shizuma Hanazonoan economy, worth 161 trillion Delta Eagles a year, is quite specialized and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Pizza Delivery, Soda Sales, and Basket Weaving. Average income is 43,816 Delta Eagles, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.4 times as much as the poorest.

High school principals regularly send armed truancy patrols to drag problem students to school, adult magazines are having a sales resurgence as internet anonymity disappears, newspapers and TV broadcasters are given a list of 'acceptable words', and the government regrets to say that it is forced to make cuts to citizens. Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shizuma Hanazono's national animal is the Kitsune, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Shizuma Hanazono is ranked 262,121^st in the world and 924^th in Alliance of Storage Power for Largest Insurance Industry, scoring -6.63 on the Risk Expulsion Effectiveness Rating.