The Mouse Pokemon of Defending Sandslash is a massive, safe nation, renowned for its keen interest in outer space, public floggings, and fear of technology. The hard-nosed, hard-working, democratic population of 4.382 billion Sandslashes 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 Administration, Education, and Industry. The average income tax rate is 30.0%.

The very strong Sandslash economy, worth 298 trillion Pokedollars a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Soda Sales industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Uranium Mining, and Gambling. Black market activity is notable. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 68,105 Pokedollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.8 times as much as the poorest.

The moon's craters are more numerous every day, kilts and cassocks are viewed with suspicion, the government sends submarines to retrieve bodies from shipwrecked submarines, and claiming to have performed the Heimlich Maneuver is a popular defense for assault charges. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Defending Sandslash's national animal is the Sandslash, which teeters on the brink of extinction due to widespread deforestation.

Defending Sandslash is ranked 144,675^th in the world and 1,572^nd in Artificial Solar System for Lowest Crime Rates, with 61.46 law-abiding acts per hour.