The District of Shanshan is a titanic, orderly nation, renowned for its irreverence towards religion. The cynical population of 21.378 billion Shanshanians are kept under strict control by the oppressive government, which measures its success by the nation's GDP and refers to individual citizens as "human resources."

The medium-sized, moralistic, well-organized government prioritizes Law & Order, with Education, Welfare, and Defense also on the agenda, while Spirituality receives no funds. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of District City. The average income tax rate is 31.7%, but much higher for the wealthy.

The Shanshanian economy, worth 931 trillion aurums a year, is dominated by the Trout Farming industry, with significant contributions from Book Publishing, Retail, and Information Technology. State-owned companies are reasonably common. Average income is 43,561 aurums, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 2.0 times as much as the poorest.

It is a crime to offend someone's religious beliefs, high-income earners pay a 100% tax rate, X-Files ratings have hit an all-time low, and Shanshan has designated District City as its capital city. Crime is totally unknown, thanks to a very well-funded police force and progressive social policies in education and welfare. Shanshan's national animal is the bovina.

Shanshan is ranked 133,729^th in the world and 2^nd in Xinjiang for Largest Black Market, with 1.45 trillion Standard Monetary Units.