The Republic of Shallow Bastet is a massive, socially progressive nation, remarkable for its burgeoning cat population. The hard-nosed, hard-working population of 2.811 billion Shallow Bastetians 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 relatively small government juggles the competing demands of Defense, Law & Order, and Education. The average income tax rate is 13.3%.

The Shallow Bastetian economy, worth 109 trillion debens a year, is led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Soda Sales, Pizza Delivery, and Uranium Mining. Average income is 39,017 debens, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.6 times as much as the poorest.

The latest Harry Potter book is a bestseller, serial killers share cells with serial jaywalkers, the government has adopted a more thrifty attitude to administrating the country's needs, and Leader has been known to threaten dissenting citizens with a machine gun at press conferences. Crime is moderate. Shallow Bastet's national animal is the cat, which can occasionally be seen sifting through garbage in the nation's cities.

Shallow Bastet is ranked 170,799^th in the world and 3^rd in The Supreme Federation of New Earth for Highest Disposable Incomes, with 33,828.45 Standard Monetary Units.