The Holy Republics of Xoshya is a huge, genial nation, remarkable for its museums and concert halls, compulsory military service, and triple-decker prams. The compassionate, devout population of 549 million Xoshyans have some civil rights, but not too many, enjoy the freedom to spend their money however they like, to a point, and take part in free and open elections, although not too often.

The medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Spirituality, Law & Order, and Administration. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Yggdrassil. The average income tax rate is 46.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The strong Xoshyan economy, worth 34.2 trillion Gold Bars a year, is fairly diversified and led by the Tourism industry, with significant contributions from Information Technology, Basket Weaving, and Book Publishing. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 62,355 Gold Bars, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Crossbow bolts fill the skies if so much as a sparrow flies overhead, much of Xoshya's computer network is controlled by a rampant artificial intelligence, unemployed accountants keep double-entry ledgers of their benefit claims, and politicians "baring all" for the camera isn't always a figure of speech. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Xoshya's national animal is the Bat, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Xoshya is ranked 98,657^th in the world and 12^th in Panam for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 2,043.85 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.