The Devout Land of The Road to Shambala is a colossal, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Master Pak Mei with a fair hand, and remarkable for its museums and concert halls, punitive income tax rates, and devotion to social welfare. The compassionate, democratic, devout population of 8.493 billion Road to Shambalans enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct.

The large, outspoken government prioritizes Education, with Spirituality, Healthcare, and Welfare also on the agenda, while Defense receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of The Halls of Shambala. The average income tax rate is 54.1%.

The thriving Road to Shambalan economy, worth 625 trillion Golden Srangs a year, is quite specialized and dominated by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Retail, and Beef-Based Agriculture. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 73,692 Golden Srangs, with the richest citizens earning 5.2 times as much as the poorest.

Mandatory state-funded classes teach Libertarianism, press conferences always end with standing ovations and rapturous applause, commuters are denied boarding for attempting to bring packed lunches onto trains, and public footpaths are being slowly eroded by the burgeoning number of ramblers. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. The Road to Shambala's national animal is the Tibetan Blue Bear, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is The Pure Land of Ketumati.

The Road to Shambala is ranked 70,927^th in the world and 3^rd in The Himalayas for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 108.02 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.