The Eternal Gratitude of Land Without Shrimp is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, ruled by Buffy with a fair hand, and notable for its multi-spousal wedding ceremonies, unlimited-speed roads, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, hard-working, democratic, cheerful, devout population of 17.181 billion Canadians hold their civil and political rights very dear, although the wealthy and those in business tend to be viewed with suspicion.

The tiny, liberal, outspoken government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Sunnydale. The average income tax rate is 1.1%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Canadian economy, worth a remarkable 7,188 trillion dollars a year, is led by the Tourism industry, with major contributions from Information Technology, Book Publishing, and Retail. Average income is an amazing 418,407 dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.9 times as much as the poorest.

People's charity begins and ends at home, wealthy pranksters dump refuse on unsuspecting citizens from up high, the LWSBI Channel Tunnel project is plagued by delays, and most ambassadors from Land Without Shrimp retire only a few years after being appointed. Crime is totally unknown. Land Without Shrimp's national animal is the vampyre, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests.

Land Without Shrimp is ranked 702^nd in the world and 21^st in the South Pacific for Most Scientifically Advanced, scoring 1,097.16 on the Kurzweil Singularity Index.