The Ruller of Shogun1 is a colossal, efficient nation, renowned for its rum-swilling pirates, vat-grown people, and compulsory gun ownership. The hard-nosed, humorless, devout population of 5.558 billion Shogun1ians are fiercely patriotic and enjoy great social equality; they tend to view other, more capitalist countries as somewhat immoral and corrupt.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Industry, Defense, and Administration. The average income tax rate is 41.0%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The all-consuming Shogun1ian economy, worth 475 trillion kronor a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Retail, Tourism, and Uranium Mining. Black market activity is extensive. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 85,625 kronor, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Nature magazines featuring stick insects on their covers are sometimes mistaken for fashion magazines, people reciting Shakespeare have become a common sight, murderers frequently escape punishment by claiming they were protecting their honour, and search and rescue forces now accept cheques and all major credit cards. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shogun1's national animal is the fox, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Shogun1 is ranked 140,379^th in the world and 1,399^th in Alliance of Supreme Powers for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.8 law-abiding acts per hour.