The Island of Shalott is a gargantuan, environmentally stunning nation, notable for its pith helmet sales, daily referendums, and suspicion of poets. The hard-nosed, devout population of 18.875 billion Avalonians 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 Education, Industry, and Healthcare. The average income tax rate is 43.6%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The powerhouse Avalonic economy, worth a remarkable 1,486 trillion drakes a year, is broadly diversified and led by the Arms Manufacturing industry, with major contributions from Tourism, Information Technology, and Beef-Based Agriculture. Black market activity is frequent. State-owned companies are common. Average income is 78,766 drakes, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 3.0 times as much as the poorest.

The military struggles with recruitment, colonists who were promised new lands find only war-torn devastation, the wearing and manufacture of fur apparel is banned, and paralegals spend all day Hewlett-Packing attorneys' law briefs. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shalott's national animal is the dragon, which soars majestically through the nation's famously clear skies.

Shalott is ranked 105,258^th in the world and 20^th in Lennart for Largest Governments, scoring 16.19 on the Bureaucratic Comprehensiveness Rating Scale Index.