The Kingdom of Shabandra is a colossal, safe nation, ruled by His Majesty High King Philo with a fair hand, and renowned for its aversion to nipples, absence of drug laws, and punitive income tax rates. The hard-nosed, democratic, devout population of 9.621 billion Shabandran's enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The enormous, corrupt, liberal government prioritizes Defense, although Industry, Education, and Law & Order are also considered important, while International Aid and Spirituality are ignored. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Hemlock. The average income tax rate is 91.4%, and even higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shabandran economy, worth a remarkable 1,238 trillion Obsidian Coins a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is a large, well-organized, highly specialized black market in Information Technology, Arms Manufacturing, Book Publishing, and Basket Weaving. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an impressive 128,750 Obsidian Coins, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

Drunk drivers are sent to rehabilitation paid for by the government, theoretical science is only theoretical, the temple hierarchy have found that endorsements are even more lucrative than indulgences, and the government's new "quiet competence" initiative has supporters and detractors alike reeling in confusion. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shabandra's national animal is the Swordfish, which frolics freely in the nation's sparkling oceans, and its national religion is Paganism.

Shabandra is ranked 10,461^st in the world and 555^th in Balder for Highest Food Quality, scoring 158.05 on the Meeshlin-Starr Index.