The Republic of Shamanism is a colossal, efficient nation, notable for its rum-swilling pirates, frequent executions, and national health service. The compassionate, hard-working, cheerful, devout population of 8.073 billion Shamanismians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government prioritizes Industry, with Spirituality, Administration, and Law & Order also on the agenda. The average income tax rate is 99.9%.

The frighteningly efficient Shamanismian economy, worth a remarkable 3,327 trillion currencies 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, broadly diversified black market in Retail, Soda Sales, Woodchip Exports, and Uranium Mining. 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 amazing 412,149 currencies, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.1 times as much as the poorest.

Remarriage vows include hefty travel expenses, remote-control hang-gliding scarecrows patrol the skies to keep songbirds from leaving the nation's borders, voting is voluntary, and requests to "pass the salt" are supported by tank divisions. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a capable police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shamanism's national animal is the animal, which is also the nation's favorite main course.

Shamanism is ranked 22,275^th in the world and 33^rd in Vickenian experiment incubator for Most Advanced Public Education, scoring 7,662.2 on the Edu-tellignce® Test Score.