The Empire of Shouzhou is a massive, orderly nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service. The hard-working, cynical population of 2.19 billion Shouzhouans are ruled by a mostly-benevolent dictator, who grants the populace the freedom to live their own lives but watches carefully for anyone to slip up.

The relatively small, well-organized government juggles the competing demands of Law & Order, Defense, and Spirituality. The average income tax rate is 14.8%.

The strong Shouzhouan economy, worth 115 trillion Zhus a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Cheese Exports industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Pizza Delivery. Average income is 52,929 Zhus, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.7 times as much as the poorest.

Crime, especially youth-related, is well under control, thanks to a capable police force. Shouzhou's national animal is the Dragon.

Shouzhou is ranked 237,120^th in the world and 49^th in Arkonos for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 675.37 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.