The Democratic States of Shoutonia is a massive, efficient nation, remarkable for its free-roaming dinosaurs, anti-smoking policies, and stringent health and safety legislation. The hard-nosed, hard-working, devout population of 1.717 billion Shoutonians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The large government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Administration. Citizens pay a flat income tax of 73.4%.

The frighteningly efficient Shoutonian economy, worth 214 trillion zephyrs a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with significant contributions from Basket Weaving, Furniture Restoration, and Cheese Exports. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is an impressive 124,777 zephyrs, but there is an enormous disparity between incomes, with the richest 10% of citizens earning 718,383 per year while the poor average 10,387, a ratio of 69.2 to 1.

Home education can sometimes be a load of bullocks, parents are relieved they no longer need to help with their kids' algebra homework, the country is preparing for war, and urban graffiti is hand-calligraphed in perfectly kerned elegant fonts. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shoutonia's national animal is the terrorbird, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Shoutonia is ranked 308,845^th in the world and 1,112^th in Concord for Most Compassionate Citizens, scoring 20.2 on the Kitten Softness Rating.