The United kiithid of Shanlix is a colossal, genial nation, ruled by Liir Kaalel with an even hand, and notable for its smutty television, digital currency, and free-roaming dinosaurs. The compassionate, cheerful population of 5.646 billion Shanlixians enjoy extensive civil freedoms, particularly in social issues, while business tends to be more regulated.

The relatively small, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Education, Administration, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Old Shar-lo. The average income tax rate is 9.9%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The frighteningly efficient Shanlixian economy, worth a remarkable 1,254 trillion Resource Units a year, is fairly diversified and dominated by the Information Technology industry, with significant contributions from Tourism, Book Publishing, and Retail. State-owned companies are common. Average income is an amazing 222,188 Resource Units, and distributed extremely evenly, with little difference between the richest and poorest citizens.

The new 'Things We Stole From Other Countries' exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities is a hit, pulling weeds is seen as a threat to national security, trespassers entering Liir Kaalel's office are immediately vaporized, and exports are stamped with "made by the invisible hand you commies". Crime is totally unknown. Shanlix's national animal is the riiti, which frolics freely in the nation's many lush forests, and its national religion is Sajuuk.

Shanlix is ranked 183,022^nd in the world and 138^th in Philosophers for Safest, scoring 55.12 on the Bubble-Rapp Safety Rating.