The Queendom of Shai Lagarde is a colossal, genial nation, notable for its compulsory military service, fear of technology, and irreverence towards religion. The democratic population of 6.131 billion Lagardeans 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 medium-sized government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Welfare. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Seokyo. The average income tax rate is 25.4%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The large but inefficient Lagardean economy, worth 222 trillion Dollars a year, is led by the Pizza Delivery industry, with major contributions from Furniture Restoration, Arms Manufacturing, and Retail. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 36,307 Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.4 times as much as the poorest.

Euthanasia is legal, gambling is outlawed, Shai Lagarde has designated Seokyo as its capital city, and tax assessment offices double as polling stations. Crime, especially youth-related, is totally unknown, thanks to a well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shai Lagarde's national animal is the Dog, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Shai Lagarde is ranked 227,817^th in the world and 34^th in Jyzeria for Most Extreme, scoring 12.69 on the Paul-Nader Subjective Decentrality Index.